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Articles in July 30, 2008 issue of Australian Banking & Finance

• NAB walks while IAG talks: National Australia Bank's decision to ditch its plans to buy the local arm of Dutch investment bank ABN AMRO has been described as disappointing. Meanwhile, Insurance Australia Group's chief executive Michael Wilkins speaks to A
  by Andre Khoury
• Westpac takes over Tongan operation
• Vote for our best insurers for 2008
• Australian Banking & Finance Magazine in new hands
• Industry has the answers: Reserve Bank of Australia told to stop meddling in the affairs of the cards payment industry and to get on with looking after the country's economy, at the 5th International Consumer Credit Card Summit
  by Andre Khoury
• Forget the cash, go with technology
• Consumer Credit Card Summit
• Hands on deck: since taking over the reigns of CEO Citibank, Citi Australia's consumer banking business eight weeks ago, Roy Gori tells Australian Banking & Finance Magazine he has been busy looking into what is working and what is not
  by Andre Khoury
• St. George revs up securitisation market
• Australian Banking & Finance Magazine's recent 5th International Consumer Credit Card Summit was the last for MasterCard's Leigh Clapham, who will take up a role with the European operations for the credit card company
  by Andre Khoury
• MC of the Summit, the Nine Network's Ross Greenwood, told the audience Leigh and himself shared a common interest: cricket
  by Andre Khoury
• Before commencing his presentation at the summit, a nearly-bald Dr Yuwa Hedrick-Wong, the head economic adviser for MasterCard, told the audience the summit had had a profound impact on him—but not in a good way
  by Andre Khoury
• Given he is a Kiwi but he runs an iconic company in Australia, a country which has recently installed a New Zealander as coach of the Wallabies, Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ralph Norris was asked at the Summit who he would support in the upcoming Bl
  by Andre Khoury
• Insurance companies should have a Sustainable IT Strategy
  by Brian Greig
• New IT chief at Westpac
• Rushing to get to the heart of the matter: as the banking sector—led by Commonwealth Bank of Australia—starts to reconsider and update their core operations in the wake of changing customer expectations and an ever-evolving environment, experts
  by Andre Khoury
• Banks lead the way but there's more to be done: a recent study has shown that the Australian financial services industry must be better prepared for the risks and opportunities of Climate Change
  by Andre Khoury
• Green Paper given thumbs up