Regulation

A home buyer has copped a hefty loss, after her email communications with her settlement agent were hacked last month.

The state’s government has promised almost $40 million in reforms and projects in its latest budget to improve housing supply, prices and infrastructure.

NAB has started calculating how much its enforceable undertaking will cost, after an AUSTRAC investigation found issues in the bank’s systems and controls.

A Liberal-National Coalition led by Scott Morrison is the preferred outcome of the federal election, according to a new survey.

The Federal Court has ordered Westpac to pay $40 million for charging dead customers financial advice fees, in the last of six lawsuits from the corporate cop. 

A banking industry body has urged for a probe into Australia’s consumer credit legislation and for regulators to help keep competition alive in the sector.

Risk management expectations for crypto-backed lending and other crypto assets have been unveiled by the prudential regulator.

A number of consumer groups have raised concerns around Treasury’s push to extend the open banking regime to non-bank lenders, claiming it will support predatory behaviour.

New Zealand’s cash rate has increased by 50 bps, with rising inflation expectations said to be a key driver in the decision.

A cryptocurrency lender has been accused by the commission for falsely claiming to hold an Australian credit licence when it did not.