Can the banks survive alone?

Telstra fuels an equity boom

Telstra fuels an equity boom

Australia’s biggest banks may be in for a rough ride in their domestic market. The best performing among them covet the customer base of the others. They think they can mount a compelling case for the competition authorities to allow a merger. The trouble is, so far the authorities are not convinced.

Government policy forbids a merger between any of the four biggest banks: ANZ Banking Group, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank and Westpac Banking Corp.

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