Regulation

Nov 23 2018

The chairman of the financial services regulator has conceded that it was “far too late”, if not years too late, in taking formal action against introducer loan fraud at a major bank.

Nov 22 2018

The Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia, Josh Frydenberg, has revealed the four key issues that the government will be focused on and mindful of in its response to the royal ...

Nov 19 2018

The Mortgage Business Uncut podcast is your weekly analysis of the biggest themes shaping the Australian mortgages market.

Nov 19 2018

The financial services royal commission and the Productivity Commission inquiry into competition in the Australian financial system will likely bring in a wave of cultural, rather than ...

Nov 19 2018

COBA has renewed calls for a “proportionate” regulatory regime that doesn’t “squeeze out” smaller lenders.

Nov 15 2018

Introducing regulatory transcriptions on the application of default interest would “impede the flexibility” that “needs to be exercised” by banks, the Australian Banking Association has told ...

Nov 15 2018

The prudential regulator has announced that its “enforcement strategy and infrastructure” will be reviewed by its recently appointed second deputy chair.

Nov 15 2018

What was supposed to be an exercise in reviewing lending standards has “quickly become a course in economic destruction”, according to property market research firm Propertyology.

Nov 9 2018

The prudential regulator is seeking to raise ADI capital requirements to enhance the financial system’s ability to cope with disruption.