Regulation

Scam-related complaints spiked over the 2023–24 year as the ombudsman service records a new high in overall complaints.

The government body has reinforced its confidence in the 3 per cent serviceability buffer, claiming it ensures stability. It seems not many agree, however.

ASIC has released its Annual Report for 2023–24, acknowledging “the flow of capital from public to private markets” and the expansion of private finance.

ASIC recently addressed its roadmap for the coming year while reflecting on the year past. Here, lenders were held accountable for perpetuating many issues consumers face.

The Federal Court has ruled that Latitude Finance Australia made misleading representations over credit card advertisements.

As two mutual banks have announced the signing of a MoU, the broking industry has weighed in on what the outcome could be for regional Aussies.

The major bank is co-operating with an investigation into compliance issues involving messaging to customers and has been slapped with a substantial fine for its actions.

Two of Australia’s largest banks have landed themselves in court over a car dealer commissions controversy that allegedly left consumers out of pocket millions of dollars.

The recent outlining of the ACCC’s merger reform policy that was tabled in Parliament has people talking. Experts are weighing in on the changes, discussing what has landed and what is ...

The Labor government has introduced the hotly contested bills into Parliament.