Bloomberg Westpac Banking Corp. has set aside A$900 million ($574 million) to settle a massive breach of anti-money laundering laws, in what would be the biggest fine in Australian corporate history. The potential fine is part of A$1.43 billion of charges — including increased customer remediation — that will slash first-half profit, with newly appointed Chief Executive Officer Peter King ...

Bloomberg Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) said it issued C$3 billion ($2.16 billion) of subordinated bonds in the largest corporate bond sale in Canada on record as it bolsters its position to ride out the coronavirus slump. Canada’s second-largest bank by assets priced the 10-year bonds at 255 basis points above government bonds, according to Bloomberg data. The securities are callable after ...

Bloomberg Bank of America Corp. (BofA) can favour its own customers in making emergency loans for now, a federal judge ruled as small businesses start to compete for a piece of the $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program. US District Judge Stephanie Gallagher in Baltimore rejected a request to temporarily bar the bank from giving preferential treatment to existing small-business loan ...