Regulation

Low interest rates have allowed Australian borrowers to build a mortgage “buffer” that could shield them from financial stress, according to Treasurer Scott Morrison.

New ASIC chairman James Shipton has outlined some of his top priorities, including professionalism within financial advice and a continuation of his predecessor’s focus on corporate culture

The financial services regulator has highlighted some concerns relating to the compliance processes and management of conflicts of interests at some of Australia’s credit rating agencies

A bill to strengthen the prudential regulator’s crisis powers has received bipartisan support, passing both houses of Parliament.

The prudential regulator will target investor and interest-only loans under its proposed capital framework after finding that these products create “potential systemic vulnerabilities” to ...

The Australian Senate has passed the Banking Executive Accountability Regime legislation, which, as of 1 July 2018, will bolster the regulator’s powers.

The Turnbull government’s Banking Executive Accountability Regime bill, which will equip the regulator with greater powers, has passed the House of Representatives and is expected to ease ...

The latest edition of Deloitte’s CFO Sentiment report noted that the “recent flurry of regulatory activity in the financial sector” is a top concern for Australia’s chief financial officers

Law firm Dentons has warned that ASIC and APRA will be able to use evidence collected by the upcoming royal commission to ban individuals from the industry.

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