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21/02/2012 - Bendigo Wealth and Provisio team up to help financial planners meet challenges of FoFA
Bendigo Wealth has teamed up with Provisio Technologies to build a scaled-advice capability that will drive down the cost of financial advice. The new offering will help make advice far more ... Read more
20/02/2012 - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank interim profit announcement
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has announced an after tax statutory profit of $57.9 million for the 6-months ending 31 December 2011. Cash earnings were $162.6m, an increase of $0.5m ... Read more
13/02/2012 - Bank moves to return balance to interest rate pricing
Following a material increase in funding costs over the last six months, Bendigo Bank has announced it will increase its residential variable home loan by 0.15% p.a. to 7.45% p.a.
The ... Read more
6/02/2012 - Bank graduates start first day of work
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has launched its inaugural Graduate Development Program, with four university graduates starting their new roles at the Bank today.
The Bank’s Head of People and ... Read more
16/12/2011 - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank agrees to acquire Bank of Cyprus Australia
Key points
  • BEN to acquire Bank of Cyprus Australia
  • Purchase price of approximately A$130m
  • Announces equity raising - including $120m ... Read more
9/12/2011 - Bendigo Bank reduces variable home loan rates
Following its regular pricing committee meeting, Bendigo Bank today announced it would reduce its variable home loan rates by 0.25% p.a.
Managing Director Mike Hirst said the bank’s ... Read more
7/12/2011 - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank joins banking's 'A' team
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN) last night joined the ranks of Australia's A-rated banks following an upgrade announced by Standard & Poor's (S&P).
S&P's decision to raise the ... Read more
16/11/2011 - Bendigo Wealth acquires AIM Financial Services
Bendigo Wealth, home of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s superannuation, managed funds, financial planning, cash management and margin lending businesses, today announced the purchase of AIM ... Read more
4/11/2011 - Bendigo Bank passes on full rate reduction
Following its regular pricing committee meeting, Bendigo Bank has announced it will decrease its variable home loan rate by 0.25% p.a. to 7.55% p.a.
Managing Director, Mike Hirst, said ... Read more
24/10/2011 - Making banking easy pays dividends for shareholders
Shareholders attending Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's Annual General Meeting have heard a united effort to improve growth, funding and efficiency drove the Bank's strong performance in 2010/11.
... Read more
17/10/2011 - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank AGM next Monday
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank will hold its 2011 Annual General Meeting 2pm AEDST next Monday 24 October.
The meeting will be conducted across two locations, Bendigo and Adelaide, ... Read more
1/10/2011 - Launch of Bendigo SmartStart Super™
Bendigo Wealth has today announced the release of Bendigo SmartStart Super™.
Bendigo Wealth, the wealth management division of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, is backed by the heritage and ... Read more
20/08/2011 - Basic Black is Best of Best
Bendigo Bank's Basic Black Credit Card has been named as a winner in Your Money Magazine's Best of the Best Awards for 2011.
The credit card won silver in the category of Best Low- ... Read more
8/08/2011 - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank announces $342.1m full-year profit
Highlights - 2010/2011 annual results

  • Net profit after tax $342.1m
  • Cash earnings of $336.2 million
  • Cash earnings per share of 92.3 ... Read more
2/08/2011 - Rural Bank and Australia Post boost banking in rural and regional Australia
Banking in rural and regional Australia received a significant boost today, with Australia Post and Rural Bank proposing to join forces to distribute banking services via regional and rural post ... Read more
8/07/2011 - Creating shared value - community banking in the 21st century
As central bankers rake over the coals of the world's biggest financial crisis in 80 years, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Managing Director Mike Hirst discusses lessons to be learned about how banks ... Read more
5/07/2011 - New Director Joins Bank Board
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has announced the appointment of former Ericsson CEO, Jacqueline Hey, to its Board of Directors.
Ms Hey was previously CEO of Ericsson in the UK and in ... Read more
28/06/2011 - S&P revises Bendigo and Adelaide Bank credit rating to positive outlook
Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has today revised Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s (BEN) credit rating from BBB+ stable, to BBB+ positive.
The announcement follows BEN’s upgrade to A- ... Read more
23/06/2011 - Bendigo Wealth: New appointments
The April 2011 launch of Bendigo Wealth heralded an exciting new era in the evolution of the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Group. The new Bendigo Wealth division has been warmly received in the IFA ... Read more
5/05/2011 - Fitch Ratings upgrades Bendigo and Adelaide Bank to A-
Fitch Ratings has today upgraded Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s (BEN) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR).
... Read more
11/04/2011 - Bendigo Wealth launched

A new era in wealth management at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank.

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has announced the launch of Bendigo Wealth, a new wealth management ... Read more
4/04/2011 - Bendigo Bank and Carbon Down help businesses save energy as prices rise
With energy prices set to rise, Victorian businesses are being encouraged to reduce their energy consumption and protect their business against price impacts through an energy saving initiative ... Read more
1/04/2011 - Bank supports Red Cross flood recovery project
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s philanthropic arm, Community Enterprise Foundation™, is assisting people to recover from the devastating Queensland floods by donating $300,000 to Red Cross work. ... Read more
30/03/2011 - Salvos receive funding from bushfire appeal
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s philanthropic am, Community Enterprise Foundation™, in partnership with Pinjarra/Waroona Community Bank® Branch, has contributed ... Read more
22/02/2011 - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank launches Retail Bonds (Series 1)
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN) has today released the Offer Document for its inaugural series of retail bonds.
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Retail Bonds (Series 1) are ... Read more
16/02/2011 - Tullio to play key role in building Bendigo's wealth business
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has announced Alexandra Tullio will join its wealth team in March as Head of Wealth Markets.
Ms Tullio will be responsible for overseeing the sales, partner ... Read more
14/02/2011 - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank announces $173.9m half-year profit

Highlights – 2010/2011 interim results

  • Cash earnings of $162.1 million
  • Cash earnings per share of 44.7 cents
  • ... Read more
10/02/2011 - Interim Results Announcement 2011
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank will be releasing its interim results at 10.00am on Monday 14 February 2011. Investors, analysts and media will have an opportunity to listen to presentations from ... Read more
9/02/2011 - Roleystone Kelmscott Bushfire Appeal launched
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s philanthropic arm, Community Enterprise Foundation™ has partnered with Roleystone-Karragullen Community Bank® Branch and the Salvation Army ... Read more
4/02/2011 - Cyclone Yasi Appeal launched
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s philanthropic arm, Community Enterprise Foundation™ has launched the Cyclone Yasi Appeal.
On the Wednesday 2 February 2011, Cyclone Yasi caused extensive ... Read more
21/01/2011 - Loddon Mallee Housing receives first funding from appeal
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s philanthropic arm, Community Enterprise Foundation™ has begun distributing funds from its Victorian Flood Appeal, providing funding to emergency accommodation provider, ... Read more
21/01/2011 - Helping flood affected customers
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has established an online information hub for customers affected by the recent floods in Queensland and Victoria.
The information hub, located on the Bendigo ... Read more
21/01/2011 - Donations returned to flood affected communities
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s philanthropic arm, Community Enterprise Foundation™ has begun distributing funds from its Queensland Flood Appeal to not-for-profit organisations assisting with the ... Read more
18/01/2011 - Trinity3 appoints managers for index, actively managed and protected model portfolios
Ralton, UBS, Platypus and Bennelong selected as active investment managers for SMA portfolios
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank platformTrinity3 has revealed its investment ... Read more
17/01/2011 - Flood appeal raises more than $1 million
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s Queensland Flood Appeal has hit the $1 million mark, with more than 7,300 individual contributors opening their hearts and wallets to support Queensland’s flood ... Read more
17/01/2011 - Victorian flood appeal launched
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s philanthropic arm, Community Enterprise Foundation™ has launched the Victorian Flood Appeal.
In the past week heavy rains have caused extensive damage ... Read more
13/01/2011 - Flood appeal raises more than $600,000
An appeal run by Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s philanthropic arm, Community Enterprise Foundation™ to raise funds for communities affected by the recent Queensland floods has reached $600,000 ... Read more
13/01/2011 - Flood appeal raises more than $600,000
An appeal run by Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s philanthropic arm, Community Enterprise Foundation™ to raise funds for communities affected by the recent Queensland floods has reached $600,000 in ... Read more
12/01/2011 - Bank supports flood affected customers and communities
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, along with the rest of the nation, is shocked and devastated by the flood disaster unfolding in Queensland.
To ensure their safety, all staff from impacted ... Read more
23/12/2010 - Appeal launched for flood affected communities
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's philanthropic arm, Community Enterprise Foundation™ has launched the Queensland Flood Appeal.
In the past week heavy rains have caused extensive flooding across ... Read more
22/12/2010 - Tax consolidation – Adelaide Bank merger
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN) has announced the completion of further aspects of the tax consolidation process relating to the merger of Bendigo Bank and Adelaide Bank in 2007.Read more
22/12/2010 - S&P upgrades Rural Bank credit rating to BBB+
Rural Bank, a 100 per cent-owned subsidiary of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN), has received a credit rating upgrade from ratings agency Standard & Poor’s.
The upgrade – ... Read more
15/12/2010 - Opening remarks to the Senate Economics Committee
Today in Canberra, Mike Hirst, Managing Director of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank presented a submission to the Senate Economics Committee regarding the inquiry into competition within the banking sector. ... Read more
12/11/2010 - Government support mitigates Bendigo Bank rate rise
Bendigo Bank has today announced an increase of 0.35% p.a. in its variable home loan rate. The new rate of 7.8% p.a. will apply from Wednesday, 17 November, 2010.
Managing ... Read more
3/11/2010 - Preferred site identified for bank's new Adelaide HQ
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank today announced its search for a new corporate head office in Adelaide has progressed with a preferred site now identified.
Discussions with a ... Read more
3/11/2010 - Risk, reward and regions highlighted as AGM resolutions approved
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Chairman, Robert Johanson, has announced all resolutions put to shareholders at today’s Annual General Meeting were approved by the required majorities.
... Read more
26/10/2010 - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank announces intention to buy remaining Rural Bank equity stake
Key points
  • Bendigo and Adelaide Bank announces intention to increase shareholding in Rural Bank from 60 per cent to 100 per cent for $ ... Read more
22/10/2010 - Great Southern class action discontinued
The Great Southern class action claim commenced by DC Legal against Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has fallen over. This follows the striking out on Wednesday of the separate class action initiated by ... Read more
20/10/2010 - Class action against Bendigo and Adelaide Bank
struck out

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank managing director Mike Hirst today welcomed a court decision to strike out the amended statement of claim in the first class action brought against the bank on behalf of ... Read more
8/10/2010 - 'Nothing new' in DC Legal’s Great Southern statement of claim, says Bank
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank today said there was “nothing new” in a statement of claim against it lodged in the Federal Court by Sydney law firm DC Legal on behalf of investors in the Great ... Read more
6/10/2010 - AMP and Bendigo Bank form strategic alliance
AMP Financial Services and Bendigo Bank today announced a strategic alliance to deliver tailored AMP life insurance solutions to the bank’s 1.35 million retail customers across Australia.
... Read more
9/08/2010 - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank announces $242.6m profit

Highlights - 2009/10 full year results

  • Cash earnings of $291.0 million - up 60 per cent1
  • Cash earnings per share of 83.3 cents - up 32 per cent< ... Read more
2/08/2010 - Bendigo Bank customers most loyal
Brisbane based consulting firm, Engaged Marketing, has released results of its latest Consumer Loyalty Benchmarking study, naming Bendigo Bank as having the equal highest Net ... Read more
22/07/2010 - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank HQ shortlisted in Premier’s Design Award
Bendigo’s biggest and boldest building has caught the attention of the Victorian Premier, shortlisted in the Premier’s Design Awards for 2010. The Bendigo Centre was one ... Read more
19/07/2010 - Suncorp and Bendigo customers double ATM access from today
Customers of Australia’s premier regional banks, Suncorp Bank and Bendigo Bank, have twice as much ATM access from today.
The two banks have forged a new partnership ... Read more
28/05/2010 - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank welcomes GS court action
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN) has welcomed news that Macpherson and Kelley (M+K) lawyers have finally issued class action proceedings relating to the Great Southern managed investment schemes ( ... Read more
19/05/2010 - Community Bank® network returns $40 million
Today Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s Community Bank® network celebrates a momentous milestone; with the announcement it has now returned more than $40 million dollars to support ... Read more
3/05/2010 - Partnership to expand ATM access
Bendigo Bank has forged a new relationship with Cash Plus, to provide the bank’s customers with greater access to ATMs.
Under the agreement, Bendigo Bank will process ... Read more
11/03/2010 - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank credit rating outlook upgraded to positive
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has received an upgrade on its credit rating outlook from Fitch Ratings services.
The upgrade takes Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s ... Read more
2/03/2010 - Bendigo Bank opens 1000th ATM
Bendigo Bank has opened its 1000th ATM at the Coleraine Community Bank® Branch in Victoria’s west.
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s Senior Manager Business Development, Nathan ... Read more
1/03/2010 - Community Bank® pioneer appointed as bank director
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has appointed founding Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Chairman, Robert ... Read more
1/03/2010 - Prominent SA businessman appointed to bank board
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has appointed prominent South Australian businessman Jim Hazel to its board of directors.
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Chairman, Robert Johanson, said ... Read more
1/03/2010 - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank appoints two new directors
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has appointed two new directors to its board, Jim Hazel and David Matthews.
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Chairman, Robert Johanson, said the new ... Read more
15/02/2010 - Strong rebound in net interest margin and profit for Bendigo and Adelaide Bank
Highlights 2010 interim results
  • Cash earnings per share of 41.2 cents - back to pre-GFC levels
  • Net profit after tax before significant items of $ ... Read more
8/02/2010 - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank welcomes even competition on deposits
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has welcomed news that it will be able to compete for deposits on the same basis as larger competitors in the Australian banking sector.
The news comes after ... Read more
25/01/2010 - Bendigo Bank - the fairest of them all
Choice has named Bendigo Bank as one of the fairest credit card providers in Australia.
Choice surveyed more than 20 financial institutions, considering interest rates, fees ... Read more
30/12/2009 - Bank returns more than $1 million to help local Black Saturday bushfire victims
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s philanthropic arm, Community Enterprise Foundation™, has donated more than $1 million to Black Saturday bushfire victims in Central Victoria.
... Read more
24/12/2009 - Bendigo Bank launches Port Lincoln Bushfire Appeal
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s philanthropic arm, Community Enterprise Foundation™, has launched the Port Lincoln Bushfire Appeal.
The foundation is working in ... Read more
24/12/2009 - Bendigo Bank launches Upper Murray -Tooma Bushfire Appeal
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s philanthropic arm, Community Enterprise Foundation™, has launched the Upper Murray/Tooma Bushfire Appeal.
The foundation is working ... Read more
24/12/2009 - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank welcomes Gunns vote
Key points
  • Grower investors support eight proposals put forward by Gunns
  • Vote on the remaining scheme postponed until ... Read more
22/12/2009 - Investors prepare for significant Great Southern vote

Key points

  • Grower investors vote on Gunns proposal tomorrow
  • Prospects for M+K class action against ... Read more
18/12/2009 - Growers encouraged to vote at Gunns meeting
Great Southern Grower Investors are being reminded to vote at the upcoming meetings being held by Gunns Limited.
The meetings are being held on December 23 to consider a ... Read more
9/12/2009 - Proposed partnership to improve ATM access
Australia’s premier regional banks, Suncorp Bank and Bendigo Bank, are forging a new partnership to provide their customers with greater access to ATMs.
Under the ... Read more
8/12/2009 - Quarter of new Australian bank branches are Community Bank® branches
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank will open its 250th ... Read more
1/12/2009 - Scholarships on offer to rural students
The Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Scholarship Program is now accepting applications from students about to enter their first year of tertiary study. Rural and regional students across Australia are ... Read more
20/11/2009 - Survey shows Bendigo customers have reason to smile
The Australian Financial Review’s Smart Investor magazine has released the results of its latest SMILES Survey, voting Bendigo Bank as best overall service provider and day to day banking provider ... Read more
4/11/2009 - Saving Bendigo's Water
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s headquarters, The Bendigo Centre, is now relying entirely on recycled water to service all toilets throughout the building, saving almost 4.5 million litres of ... Read more
9/10/2009 - Donations needed to help Samoa rebuild
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, through its Community Enterprise Foundation™, has partnered with the Rotary Club of Bendigo to launch the Samoan Tsunami Appeal.
The Rotary ... Read more
1/10/2009 - Bendigo is top bank for satisfied customers
A survey released by consumer group Choice shows that Bendigo Bank continues to provide industry-leading customer satisfaction levels.
Choice surveyed more than 3000 of its ... Read more
15/09/2009 - Shipping containers to assist Black Saturday bushfire victims
Residents affected by the devastating events of Black Saturday will be given a boost by the provision of lockable shipping containers through the adopt-a-container program coordinated by Yarra ... Read more
14/09/2009 - Victorian communities say it’s time to Ban the Bulb
Energy-hungry light bulbs are feeling the heat, following today’s launch of Bendigo Bank’s Ban the Bulb campaign, run in partnership with AGL Energy, Australia’s largest ... Read more
8/09/2009 - Bank staff roll up their sleeves to help out Kinglake locals
A group of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank employees are in Kinglake this week to assist the community as it rebuilds and recovers after the Black Saturday bushfires which decimated the region in ... Read more
4/09/2009 - Health program aids bushfire victims in recovery process
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s philanthropic arm, Community Enterprise Foundation™ will fund a new Bendigo Bushfire Health and Wellbeing Program.
The foundation has ... Read more
12/08/2009 - Exceptional support for Bendigo and Adelaide Bank equity raising
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Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has successfully closed the fully underwritten institutional component of the ... Read more
10/08/2009 - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank announces FY 2009 results
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Highlights
  • Cash earnings per share of 62.9 cents
  • ... Read more
4/08/2009 - Market update - Great Southern
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN) has released information on provisioning and credit quality relating to loans which form its Great Southern portfolio. Given the Bank has released these details, ... Read more
15/07/2009 - Bank positions itself to ride economic upswing
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank today announced measures to ensure the company is able to fully capitalise on opportunities presented by a recovering economy.
Bank spokesman Owen ... Read more
14/07/2009 - Donations returned to local CFA brigades

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank distributes $40,000 to local CFA fire brigades

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank continues to distribute money from its Bushfire Appeal, with almost $40, ... Read more
8/07/2009 - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank to purchase Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees’ share in Tasmanian Banking Services
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited (Bendigo) and Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees Limited (TPTL) today announced that Bendigo will purchase TPTL’s 50 per cent share of their joint venture company, ... Read more
- Bank returns more than $1 million to help
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s philanthropic arm, Community Enterprise Foundation™, has donated more than $1 million to Black Saturday bushfire victims in Central Victoria.
... Read more
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