Australia

National Australia Bank injects $582mln to British unit

British regulators  stepping up pressure to increase capital to protect lenders from crisis.

National Australia Bank injects $582mln to British unit

British regulators  stepping up pressure to increase capital to protect lenders from crisis.

National Australia Bank earns $387mln from bond issue

Lender’s sixth Maple bond issue surpassed the $194mln target earnings.

ANZ quits Korea Exchange Bank bid due to conflicts

ANZ leaves Nomura and MBK Partners as bidders due to tension between North and South Koreas.

Bank of America eyes growth in Australia by developing tactics

Bank of America's Australian unit and Don Argus join forces to develop strategies for the bank's Australian operations.

National Australia Bank rejects reports of UK pullout

Optimism on Clydesdale operations continues despite distressed British economy and Fitch’s comment that maintenance serves risk.

ANZ hires Morgan Stanley as acquisition adviser

ANZ eager to acquire Bank Panin for $1.3bln as Gunawan family sells 46% of Indonesian lender.

NAB acquires TierOne Bank of Nebraska

$76mln deal will add 69 US branches to NAB's US network and $2.2bln in new deposits.

NAB quits competition for RBS branches

Source said Australian lender leaves Banco Santander in race due to concerns on market conditions.

ANZ says it didn’t bid for KEB stake

Lender belied reports saying lender joined StanChart in bidding for Lone Star's 51% KEB stake.

Commonwealth Bank kicks off Locate us

Product uses Google mapping technology for customers to get easy access to the information they are looking for.

AXA grants NAB extension to win regulator’s nod

Exclusivity agreement prevents AXA from seeking bids from other banks for 6 weeks.

NAB, Santander move ahead in RBS unit sale

Source said lenders topped rival BBVA as the latter failed to provide better offer.

Commonwealth Bank capitalises on small businesses

Small enterprises lending grows to 8.3% as it leads the competition with only 7.86% interest.

NAB to seek Axa Asia asset buyers

Lender in negotiation to dispose assets to win approval of Australia’s regulator.

ANZ plans to boost its Asian growth strategy

Lender mulls on spending US$4bln on 2 mega deals as it denied selling Bank Panin stakes.

Extension of Axa Asia deal with NAB possible

Parties discuss move to sell assets to appease the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission.

Westpac improves online trading platform

iPhone, iPod Touch and HTC Dream users can keep track of investments wherever they are.