Liddy's last hurrah may produce big deal for BOQ

BANK of Queensland chief executive David Liddy is looking to pull off one more sizeable acquisition before he brings down the curtain on a 40-year career in banking, 10 of which will have been spent at the helm of the Brisbane-based institution.

One more deal would shore up Liddy's legacy

THE chief executive of the Bank of Queensland, David Liddy, is looking to pull off one more big acquisition before he brings down the curtain on a banking career of 40 years, including 10 at the helm of the Brisbane institution.

Get interested in deposits

Banks want as much of your cash for as long as possible €” but shop around for the best rates of return.

LOOSE CHANGE

Mutual interest beats banks

Royal Society headquarters all dressed up for its 150th

IT'S one of Melbourne's oldest and most significant buildings but a year ago the Royal Society of Victoria headquarters was in a dire state.

1891

The continent of Australia was still not completely known, and Sir John Forrest, the West Australian Premier, was receiving reports from the Elder expedition dispatched to the colony's inland. David Lindsay, leading the expedition, reported that severe drought had afflicted the settled parts and they had had to turn back from a proposed route for fear of losing their camels. He said he still hoped to get north of the route Forrest himself had traversed in 1869, set up a depot and go into unexplored country.

NAB not greatly tempted to increase its stake in UK banking market

NATIONAL Australia Bank would be permitted to make a move on the 300-plus branches that Royal Bank of Scotland may be forced to offload under a broader shake-up of Britain's banking market.

NAB waits in the wings as British banks are broken up

NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK would be permitted to make a move on the 300-plus branches that Royal Bank of Scotland could be forced to sell in a shake-up of the British banking market.

No fixed solutions

Few people took the chance to lock in low interest rates.

Demand for debt early sign of hope

PRESSURE on the Federal Government to pump as much as $22 billion of additional liquidity into residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) has greatly eased after the first raising of new debt from the market without state backing in almost a year.

Home-loan raising done without crisis assistance

PRESSURE on the Federal Government to pump as much as $22 billion of extra liquidity into residential mortgage-backed securities has significantly eased after the first raising of new debt from the market without government backing in almost a year.

Mortgage aid for stressed

ALL of Australia's mainstream financial institutions have now pledged to help unemployed home owners remain in their homes, with building societies and credit unions joining the banks in signing up to the Federal Government's plan.

New Direction For Former Imb Chief

FORMER IMB chief executive Wayne Morris has started the year as a director of Newcastle Permanent Building Society.

Using a building society for home loan finance

Building society offers for home loan lending can be very competitive to the offers of banks and other financial institutions.

Building Society Staff Told Man Was Carrying Firearm

POLICE are searching for a man who threatened staff at the Swansea branch of Newcastle Permanent Building Society and left with a small sum of money.