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Investors continue to defy APRA curbs

The latest housing finance figures show that property investors bounced back over August and first home buyers returned to market.

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New laws will require APRA to consider competition and regionality

Senator Nick Xenophon has revealed that he will help introduce legislation in 2018 that will change APRA's mandate to include competition, and require it to consider the differences in the ...

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CBA ‘skeletons’ have regulators worried

ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft told a parliamentary inquiry that “there is a fair bit on” for the regulator as it gathers “very large amount of evidence” on a string of CBA scandals.

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Regulators face grilling over mortgage curbs, CBA conduct

APRA and ASIC will answer this week tough questions from David Coleman MP on macro-prudential measures and the governance and culture of CBA.

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Regulators have 'critical role in allowing fraud to flourish'

Australia’s financial regulators have been condemned as contributing to a “precarious situation” in which the housing market is “holding the rest of the economy to ransom”.

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Consultation opens on ASIC banning powers

Treasury has launched a consultation into whether ASIC should be given powers to ban senior managers in the financial sector.

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APRA limits ‘extraordinarily successful’

Residential building is “on the threshold of a sharp decline”, courtesy of an “extraordinarily successful regulatory intervention” to discourage investors.

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Sam White says Sydney prices will dictate APRA actions

Loan Market chairman Sam White believes that the downturn in the Perth property market is proof that risks can be contained, but says that APRA won’t dial down its efforts until Sydney comes ...

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Treasury should be 'very cautious' about extending APRA’s powers

Pepper has warned the government that it should be “very cautious” about extending APRA powers to non-banks, adding that it has “significant concerns” about the impact the changes could have ...

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APRA proposes restricted ADI regime

APRA has proposed a restricted ADI regime that could see fintech start-ups providing transaction banking services much sooner.

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