Regulation

Nov 6 2015

Next year APRA, the Reserve Bank and the Australian Bureau of Statistics will undertake a thorough review of the home loan data collected from Australian banks following the emergence of ...

Nov 3 2015

The prudential regulator has affirmed that its scrutiny of mortgage lending will continue to be a key feature of its supervision activities in the 2016 financial year.

Oct 27 2015

Australia’s smaller banks could come under pressure to join the majors in raising their variable mortgage rates if they start to see significant demand for home loans as a result of ...

Oct 8 2015

Australian data analytics company Veda has released a new report that shows the prevalence of credit application fraud in bank branches, mortgage broker and online channels.

Oct 6 2015

A prominent Sydney buyer’s agent and author has suggested investor numbers were already dropping off months before APRA introduced measures to restrict investment lending.

Oct 1 2015

The corporate watchdog has cancelled the AFS licence of a West Australian insurance broker and its related entities.

Sep 25 2015

ASIC has accepted enforceable undertakings from two Queensland financial advisers following concerns over their compliance with financial services laws.

Sep 23 2015

The corporate watchdog has warned Australia’s customer-owned banks that they are not immune from the risks associated with poor corporate culture and subsequent “less than satisfactory” ...

Sep 14 2015

The corporate watchdog has released a new report detailing the unforeseen costs associated with consumer leases.