Australia

The issuance is the lender's first Hong Kong RMB offshore bonds oversubscribed 6 times.

The lender, however, has disabled the ability to add new payees directly from the application.

The Australian lender wants to concentrate on its core businesses at home while selling the “deadweight” British lender.

The technical malfunction affected about 5% of the bank's 11mln business and retail customers.

The bank employs more Bangalore and Manila workers to take advantage of cheaper labor costs.

The claims seek to recover any third-party costs customers face from online transactions following technical failure.

Financial institutions around the globe watched closely on the G20 Seoul Summit.

The bank had to source funds by covered bonds elsewhere since they are banned in Australia.

Although Australia has specifically rejected the idea of a global bank levy to help defray the costs of past and future financial sector bailouts, local institutions could still be caught by bank levies imposed elsewhere.

Move brought relief to ANZ’s investors, who were nervous about the capital needed to fund the acquisition.

Shareholders sued the bank for failing to report exposure and risk of losses from subprime mortgage exposure.

Australian banks’ move to enable consumers to download their apps for free to check bank or savings account balances spurred mobile transaction growth.

The bank raised its home loan rate by almost double the Reserve Bank's interest 0.25% official rate rise to fund its increasing costs.

The lender is among those in Australia that face $50mln charge for alleged illegal fees.

A sharp decrease in impairment or bad loan charges drove the lender’s profit up.

The lender plans to open a full-service branch geared to the institutional and markets business.