Commonwealth Bank of Australia chief executive Matt Comyn says his bank stands ready to assist customers with over half the population now in lockdown.
Financial services group AMP will not face criminal prosecution three years after a banking royal commission found it had charged fees to thousands of dead customers.
Small businesses and Australians with home loans who are struggling through COVID-19 lockdowns can count on their banks to help them, says the Australian Banking Association.
Australia Post has entered new agreements with both the Commonwealth Bank and NAB, which will offer banking services in post offices for the next decade.
The Commonwealth Bank is offloading its general insurance business to the Hollard Group, which will then sell home and vehicle insurance to CBA customers.
Stockbroking firms Canaccord Genuity and Euroz Hartleys have announced a raft of executive changes, including Chris Webster switching firms and Michael Manford taking a new role.
Australia's banking watchdog has written to the nation's banks, warning there are signs of some increased risk-taking as homebuyers rush to secure loans in a heated housing market.
ASIC has permanently banned Kim Hanson over the alleged misuse of $3 million of trust funds and confirmed it is continuing to investigate Australian Reliance Group.
NAB has recorded a 94 per cent jump in first-half cash earnings to $3.3 billion, becoming the latest of the major banks to post a rebound in fortunes amid improving economic conditions.
ANZ has posted a sharp rebound in first-half profit and boosted its dividend, helped by a recovery among business customers and robust activity in the housing market.
Westpac has posted a rebound in half-year earnings as an improving economy helped it dodge potential pitfalls and boosted activity in the key home loans market.
Afterpay has confirmed it is closer to listing on a US stock market after North America overtook Australia and New Zealand as the biggest region for sales.
The heads of Australia's two largest banks are more than happy to talk about how they are assisting customers who may still be suffering hardship after last year's recession.
AMP denies media reports that chief executive Francesco De Ferrari has resigned, but says he and the board are discussing the wealth manager's future leadership.
Financial regulator APRA has closed its investigation into Westpac's breaches of anti-money laundering and terror financing laws, but says it will make sure the bank improves its operations.