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12/06/2013 - March quarter records slight dip in median house price
According to the latest data from the Bendigo Bank/REIA Real Estate Market Facts report prepared by the Real Estate Institute of Australia, there has been a slight dip in the median house price ... Read more
23/05/2013 - Official launch of Bendigo Wealth’s Income Fund
People with a mortgage may be breathing a little easier as they see interest rates hit historic lows, but not everybody has a mortgage. Those relying on income from investments such as term ... Read more
10/05/2013 - Bendigo Bank reduces variable home loan rate to 6.26% p.a.
Bendigo Bank has announced it will decrease its residential variable home loan interest rate by 0.25% p.a. to 6.26% p.a.
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Managing Director Mike Hirst said the ... Read more
1/05/2013 - BEN acquire loan book of H.D. & C Securities
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and H.D. & C Securities Limited have today announced that they have signed a sale agreement under which Bendigo and Adelaide Bank will acquire from Benalla based H.D & ... Read more
4/04/2013 - BEN extends Managing Director’s term
The board of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank is delighted to announce that an agreement has been reached with its Managing Director, Mike Hirst, to extend his term as Managing Director by two years to ... Read more
2/04/2013 - New Director joins bank board
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has announced the appointment of Robert Hubbard as a non-executive director.
Mr Hubbard has more than 20 years' experience in accounting, corporate finance, ... Read more
18/02/2013 - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank announces strong first-half profit
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN) has announced an after tax statutory profit of $189.4 million for the 6-months ending 31 December 2012. Underlying cash earnings were $169.7 million, an increase ... Read more
5/01/2013 - Bendigo Bank launches Tasmanian bushfire appeal
Bendigo Bank today launched a national appeal in support of south-eastern Tasmanian communities devastated by bushfire.
The bank’s State Manager Russell Carrick also announced interest ... Read more
21/12/2012 - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank set to repay note holders in Southern Finance acquisition
Southern Finance and Bendigo and Adelaide Bank have today announced that they have signed a sale agreement under which Bendigo will acquire from Southern Finance its loan book and other assets, ... Read more
11/12/2012 - Bank takes ownership of telco
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has taken 100 per cent ownership of Community Telco Australia.
Community Telco Australia was established by the Bank in 2003 to ensure it had access to ... Read more
7/12/2012 - Bendigo Bank reduces variable home loan rate to 6.51% p.a.
Bendigo Bank has announced it will decrease its residential variable home loan interest rate by 0.20% p.a. to 6.51% p.a.
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Managing Director Mike Hirst said the ... Read more
26/11/2012 - BEN proposes to acquire assets of Southern Finance
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited (“BEN” or “the Bank”) has entered into a non-binding heads of agreement to acquire the loan book, certain investments, equipment finance assets and financial ... Read more
29/10/2012 - 2012 Annual General Meeting - Managing Director’s address
I am sure everyone is well aware of the tough conditions that all companies, but particularly financial services and retail companies, continue to face.
Low demand for credit makes it ... Read more
29/10/2012 - Strong balance sheet and customer focus will pay dividends for shareholders
Shareholders attending Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's Annual General Meeting have heard how investment, funding and efficiency continued to drive the Bank's performance in 2011/12.
In ... Read more
25/10/2012 - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank prices A$400m 3-year floating rate note
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN) has today priced a new Australiandollar $400 million floating medium term note ('the notes') issue. The notes priced at 145 basis points over the 3 month bank bill ... Read more
5/10/2012 - Bendigo Bank reduces variable home loan rate to 6.71% p.a.
Bendigo Bank has announced it will decrease its residential variable home loan interest rate by 0.19% p.a. to 6.71% p.a.
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Managing Director Mike Hirst said the ... Read more
2/10/2012 - It’s a cool partnership between Cool Australia and Bendigo Wealth
Bendigo Wealth is proudly part of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and serves as the banking group’s wealth management division. Bendigo Wealth is excited to announce a new partnership with Cool ... Read more
28/09/2012 - BEN successfully completes bookbuild for CPS offer
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited ("BEN") today announced that it successfully completed the bookbuild for its offer of convertible preference shares ("CPS& ... Read more
26/09/2012 - SuperAstute - Bendigo Wealth launches new SMSF administration service
Bendigo Wealth has officially launched SuperAstute, a new end-to-end self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) administration service for trustees who really choose to 'do super themselves' or in ... Read more
24/09/2012 - Issue of new Tier 1 Convertible Preference Shares and redemption of Reset Preference Shares
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank ("BEN") today announced an offer of new Convertible Preference Shares ("CPS"), which are expected ... Read more
19/09/2012 - Sandhurst IML Industrial Share Fund named best performing Australian Large-Cap Share Fund for 2012
Sandhurst Trustees Limited (Sandhurst) is pleased to announce that the Read more
12/09/2012 - House prices up, as first home buyers return to the market
Median house prices across Australia's capital cities have increased over the June quarter by 1.4 per cent, with other dwellings up 0.6 percent, according to the latest data from the Bendigo Bank/ ... Read more
20/08/2012 - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank announces annual profit
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN) has announced an after tax statutory profit of $195.0 million for the 12-months ending 30 June 2012. Cash earnings were $323.0 million, a decrease ... Read more
13/08/2012 - Retirement of Director
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN) director, Terry O’Dwyer, has announced his retirement from the BEN board.
Mr O’Dwyer joined the BEN board in October 2000, following the merger with First ... Read more
27/07/2012 - S&P affirmed Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's A rating
Standard & Poor's have affirmed Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and Rural Bank’s credit rating at A-. This rating was applied to the Bank and its wholly owned subsidiary by S&P in December last year. < ... Read more
2/07/2012 - 80 million reasons for Australian communities to celebrate
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s Community Bank® network has now returned more than $80 million in banking profits back to the communities these unique companies operate ... Read more
22/06/2012 - Head to the front of the queue with new app
Grabbing a coffee, bite to eat or even flowers for your sweetheart is now faster and easier than ever, with iPhone ordering system NoQ (No Queue) now available in Victoria.
... Read more
9/06/2012 - Bendigo Bank reduces variable home loan rate to 6.90% p.a.
Bendigo Bank has announced it will decrease its residential variable home loan interest rate by 0.20% p.a. to 6.90% p.a. effective 25 June 2012.
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank ... Read more
4/06/2012 - Bendigo Bank launches Switch to Save
Bendigo Bank’s Generation GreenTM initiative has launched a new energy saving program called Switch to Save which will see thousands of Victorians lower their energy bills and reduce ... Read more
22/05/2012 - Bendigo Bank launches Give them a Voice Appeal
Bendigo Bank has partnered with animal welfare organisation Animal Aid to the launch the Give them a Voice Appeal.
The appeal will raise funds to assist Animal Aid in its efforts to ... Read more
18/05/2012 - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank announces off-market Note Buy-back - BENHB
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN) today announced an offer to purchase all of the Unsecured Perpetual Floating Rate Subordinated Notes (Notes) held by Noteholders at 7:00pm (Melbourne time) on ... Read more
4/05/2012 - Bendigo Bank reduces variable home loan rate to 7.10% p.a.
Bendigo Bank has announced it will decrease its residential variable home loan interest rate by 0.35% p.a. to 7.10% p.a. effective 21 May 2012.
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank ... Read more
11/04/2012 - Bendigo Wealth announced as major sponsor of Bendigo Youth Choir’s push to win World Choir Games in USA
Head of Wealth Markets, Alexandra Tullio, t