St. George Bank
St George reaffirms earnings forecast
St George Bank has reaffirmed its annual fiscal 2008 earnings guidance after posting a 12.5 per cent rise in cash profit for the first 10 months of the year.
St George on track for earnings target
Takeover target St George Bank says it remains on track to meet its earnings growth target for fiscal 2008 and that its credit quality remains strong.
Gloomy forecast for St George
St George Bank has a far worse outlook than any of its peers, JPMorgan says.
Westpac may have to boost $17.6...
Reuters - Westpac Banking Corp Ltd , which
has bid $17.6 billion for St George Bank in the
biggest banking takeover ever in Australia, is bracing for
rival offers to emerge...
Dragon head not swayed by theories on...
The chief executive of St George Bank has denied his group's supposed financial weaknesses has made its merger with Westpac inevitable and necessary.
Westpac says Gail Kelly a 'great asset'
Westpac Banking Corp chairman Ted Evans says CEO Gail Kelly is a "great asset" as the company attempts to buy rival St George Bank.
Stalking the dragon
The story of the acquisition of St George begins on a fateful day last August when some startling news sparked the global credit crisis, writes Danny John.
Westpac Banking Corporation and St...
Westpac Banking Corporation, Australia's oldest company, is in talks with St
George, a former building society, about merging to form a A$64 billion ($£31
billion) institution.
St George has tough road ahead: JPMorgan
St George Bank has a far worse outlook than any of its peers, but is likely to talk up its prospects to attract a higher takeover bid, according to JPMorgan.
St George on target for record profit
ST GEORGE Bank will see out what is increasingly looking like its last few months as an independent institution on the back of a record full-year profit.
Mega-bank in the making
Westpac enters merger talks with St George Bank to create Australia's largest home lending and wealth management provider.
Credit squeeze makes Dragon prey
The global credit squeeze and the higher cost of funding it has induced is the key that Westpac chairman Ted Evans hopes will unlock St George Bank.
Westpac and St George Bank mull...
Westpac Banking Corporation, Australia’s oldest company, is in talks with a
smaller rival to create a A$64 billion ($£31 billion) institution with a
customer base...
St George top-up leads mortgage...
ST GEORGE Bank yesterday added to the pressures on household budgets already strained by rising fuel prices and high home-loan costs with another "top-up" monthly mortgage...
St George lifts rates in spite of RBA
St George Bank has sparked fears of another round of interest rate rises by the major banks after raising its standard mortgage rate.
St George earnings growth on target
Takeover target St George Bank says its retail deposit balances are continuing to grow.
Creating nation's biggest bank will cost $700m
THE $700 million price tag attached to the merger of Westpac and St George banks is expected to be met by stripping as much as a quarter of St George's cost base from the combined entity.
All-cash rival bid for St George unlikely
THE prospect of an international bank or an unlisted local rival making an all-cash bid to counter Westpac's $66 billion merger with St George Bank has receded sharply after such a proposition was rejected by St George's chairman yesterday.
Behind the wheel for a...
ST GEORGE Bank has packaged up the last remaining car loans on its books into a cash-generating securitisation deal, with European and Australian investors taking more than...
Issues over St G-Westpac merger: ACCC
The ACCC says competition issues have emerged from its initial inquiries into the proposed $16 billion takeover of St George Bank by Westpac Corp.
St George has no exposure to CDOs
St George Bank says its credit quality is "excellent" and the firm has no exposure to collateralised debt obligations (CDOs) or US conduits.
07/28/08
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Policy makes St George bid 'more likely'
The renewed commitment to a policy that prevents Australia's top four banks from merging makes a counterbid for St George Bank more likely, an analyst said.
Customer loss will impact Tower profits
Tower Australia Ltd said the loss of corporate customer St George Bank Ltd will reduce its $700 million book of business by eight per cent.
St George on target for profit
St George is expected to reveal it remains on track to hit its revised profit target for 2008 financial year.
St George to recommend Westpac takeover
St George Bank's board will recommend to its shareholders Westpac Banking Corporation's $19b takeover after the two lenders signed an implementation agreement.
Union questions bank merger benefits
The banking employees union has questioned a major benefit of the proposed merger of Westpac and St George banks.