Posts Tagged Australia Post

  • Competition takes a Swan dive... Competition takes a Swan dive…

    OPINION In January 2009, on the back of the worst financial crisis many had lived to experience, we asked if the industry was about to see the death of competition. The removal of St. George and BankWest as serious competitors to the major banks delivered unprecedented market share to the Big ...

  • Coulda been a contender.. Coulda been a contender..

    Australia Post's hopes of becoming a serious contender in banking seem to be lost in the mail... BY CHARIS PALMER Any hopes the industry and consumer advocates had of seeing Australia Post emerge as a viable competitor to the major banks appears to have evaporated, with Post's submission to ...

  • Ex UBank staffers defect to Australia Post Ex UBank staffers defect to Australia Post

    Former UBank general manager Gerd Schenkel has joined the growing list of bankers being tapped by Australia Post chief Ahmed Fahour as he explores new revenue opportunities for the business. Schenkel, understood to be consulting to Australia Post, joins former NAB executives Andrew Maitland and M...

  • Banking goes postal Banking goes postal

    Sure, Australia Post has more than 3,300 outlets, but that alone is not enough to attract and retain banking customers BY CHARIS PALMER Australia Post should focus on niche banking segments and direct channels if it is to offer a real banking alternative, say leading financial services consu...

  • Checks in the mail Checks in the mail

    Australia Post's new MD has banking in his veins. Will he parcel up a new financial services offering for the business? BY CHARIS PALMER Speculation is mounting within the banking sector that Australia Post may ramp up its financial services offering, following the appointment of former NAB ...