Latest News

Oils, banks knock Europe shares to 5-1/2 yr low Ninemsn, Australia - 1 hour ago By Rebekah Curtis LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - European stocks slid 3.8 percent on Thursday as oil at $50 whipped energy shares and a fresh 20-percent slide ...

German bank HypoVereinsbank freezes Babcock deposits NEWS.com.au, Australia - 2 hours ago By George Lekakis DEBT-drenched financial services group Babcock & Brown was last night fighting for survival after a German bank froze more than $100 ...

Banks want guarantee changes Business Spectator, Australia - 2 hours ago Australia's major banks are pushing for the government to change its guarantee on bank deposits and wholesale funding, reported The Australian Financial ...

Babcock battles with German bank Business Spectator, Australia - 2 hours ago Debt laden Babcock & Brown is battling to persuade Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank, one of its key bankers, to give it access to a substantial amount of the ...

Academy banks on Felix's willpower Geelong Advertiser, Australia - 3 hours ago GEELONG'S next generation of star athletes will benefit from the tenacious fundraising work of one of Lee Troop's biggest fans. GEELONG'S next generation of ...

You can't bank on a bonus any more Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 5 hours ago Scene A windswept beachside park in Manly. Light rain is falling and a howling sou'easter is adding seaspray to the damp early-evening gloom. ...

Banks get the finger over fingerprints Herald Sun, Australia - 5 hours ago SEVEN out of 10 Australians would provide their fingerprints to their bank, governments or other trusted institutions to help protect against identity theft ...

Punters liking Bank Robber Daily Telegraph, Australia - 5 hours ago By Brent Zerafa THE big-race focus turns from Melbourne to Perth tomorrow - and punters are predicting that Bank Robber can become the first Sydney-trained ...

Banks circle the piggybank with a hammer Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 6 hours ago One of the sure signs a company is on the brink of being placed into administration is when the battle moves from being one between the company and its ...

Bank Robber's lazy trackwork raises questions Courier Mail, Australia - 6 hours ago By Tony Meany BANK Robber is now an easing favourite for the Railway Stakes in Perth after reports he wanted to lay in during his work at Ascot. ...