Regulation

Debt-to-income ratio limits and serviceability buffer changes are to be embedded into APRA’s standard for credit risk management.

Senators have been told money laundering could further push up surging house prices, but real estate lobbyists have warned counterattack measures could also shake the market.

Planning and regulatory processes around developments can drag out the time from zoning approvals to completed housing by up to 12 years, according to a Queensland regional council.

Income and expense verification is the most popular use of Consumer Data Right data, according to a new report from open banking intermediary Frollo.

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The Reserve Bank has insisted the cash rate will not increase next year, despite inflation creeping up faster than expected.

The competition watchdog has said that it does not intend to conduct a public review of the proposed acquisition of buy now, pay later giant Afterpay by digital payments company Square, Inc

The chief of a banking industry body has warned any further lending controls APRA decides to implement have the potential to choke competition.

The first steps for e-conveyancing reform and regulation will roll out from early 2022, according to a ministerial statement.

The Reserve Bank has declared its rate decision for November, as talk of a faster-than-expected rise has fired up.