Brendan Sproules

Commonwealth Bank of Australia bosses say rising swap rates and competition hit ASB's second half-year income

Commonwealth Bank of Australia bosses say rising swap rates and competition hit ASB's second half-year income

Citi analysts question loan provision levels being held by Australasia's big 4 banks, saying 'we expect the auditors would have some probing questions'

Citi analysts question loan provision levels being held by Australasia's big 4 banks, saying 'we expect the auditors would have some probing questions'

Citi analysts argue Australasia's big 4 banks have significantly more loan provisioning than required

Citi analysts argue Australasia's big 4 banks have significantly more loan provisioning than required

Big Australasian banks' net interest margins set for a boost from Aussie cash rate increases, Citi says

Big Australasian banks' net interest margins set for a boost from Aussie cash rate increases, Citi says

Citi analysts estimate A$35 billion of 'excess capital' is heading the way of the big four Australasian banks' shareholders

Citi analysts estimate A$35 billion of 'excess capital' is heading the way of the big four Australasian banks' shareholders

Australian-based Citi Research banking analysts highlight 'messy' situation in New Zealand suggesting what appears to be a particularly aggressive RBNZ monetary policy approach has ignited the housing market

Australian-based Citi Research banking analysts highlight 'messy' situation in New Zealand suggesting what appears to be a particularly aggressive RBNZ monetary policy approach has ignited the housing market

Citi banking analysts see growing optimism in Australia's housing and mortgage markets

Citi banking analysts see growing optimism in Australia's housing and mortgage markets

Analysts run the numbers on potential sale by Westpac Banking Corporation of wealth and insurance businesses

Analysts run the numbers on potential sale by Westpac Banking Corporation of wealth and insurance businesses

Gareth Vaughan on bloated bank balance sheets, a second Keynesian revolution, business owners afraid to ask for help, American mask hysteria redux & Ghosn's escape

Gareth Vaughan on bloated bank balance sheets, a second Keynesian revolution, business owners afraid to ask for help, American mask hysteria redux & Ghosn's escape

Gareth Vaughan on big banks' loan impairments, hotels for a post-COVID-19 world, a business opportunity for criminals, the anti-vaxxer threat to a COVID-19 vaccine & the end of neo-liberalism

Gareth Vaughan on big banks' loan impairments, hotels for a post-COVID-19 world, a business opportunity for criminals, the anti-vaxxer threat to a COVID-19 vaccine & the end of neo-liberalism

Gareth Vaughan highlights the limited comments on banking in a report on growing NZ's capital markets, and probes how much healthier the equity market would look if the big 4 banks were listed

Gareth Vaughan highlights the limited comments on banking in a report on growing NZ's capital markets, and probes how much healthier the equity market would look if the big 4 banks were listed

Citi analysts suggest the outcome of bank capital negotiations between ANZ and the RBNZ 'will be determinative for the sector' with proposed 5-year phase in period needing to be extended

Citi analysts suggest the outcome of bank capital negotiations between ANZ and the RBNZ 'will be determinative for the sector' with proposed 5-year phase in period needing to be extended