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Australian banks under pressure as revenues, dividends seen slowing

2016-02-10 01:54:20| Automakers - Topix.net

SYDNEY, Feb 9 Australia's major banks kick off their reporting season this week with their shares suffering the worst start to a year since the global financial crisis, as a slowing mortgage market and tighter capital rules crimp margins and profits. Analysts expect Commonwealth Bank of Australia to post its slowest half-yearly revenue growth since June 2014 on Wednesday, as one of the world's most profitable banking sectors comes under pressure across multiple fronts.

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How did Iceland clean up its banks?

2016-02-10 01:06:54| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

How Iceland cleaned up its banks

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How can banks spur the palm oil industry toward sustainability?

2016-02-08 11:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: Banks and investors are increasingly looking for ways to hold companies accountable for their actions. Previous articles in this series looked at how financiers might deny capital to palm oil companies with poor environmental performance. On the other side of the coin, some leading banks are exploring a more positive approach, by introducing incentives that encourage firms to perform better. Among the commercial banks with environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies these entail screening...

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U.S. banks targeted by activist investors on merger wave hopes

2016-02-05 11:35:43| IT Services - Topix.net

Activist investors are putting the U.S. banking sector in their crosshairs, betting that headwinds whipping through the industry will accelerate consolidation among lenders. Activists launched 97 campaigns last year aimed at the U.S. financial sector, around triple the amount from 2009, according to Thomson Reuters Activism data.

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