Regulation

The government has appointed a new deputy chair to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) following the resignation of Peter Kell.

The prudential regulator has responded to industry submissions on the introduction of a leverage ratio requirement for banks.

Executives from community-owned banks said they expect IT investments to increase in the coming year, but “disproportionate” regulation could shrink their budget.

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.

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 ...

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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 ...

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

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 ...

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