Nov 18 2015
Risk modelling may have gone from the “penthouse to the doghouse” in the wake of the global financial crisis, but APRA chairman Wayne Byres continues to support the practice.
Nov 16 2015
ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft has advocated a two-tier regulatory system that encourages innovation via ‘light-touch’ oversight of fintech start-ups.
Nov 13 2015
APRA chairman Wayne Byres has questioned the direction of post-GFC reforms and suggested that supervision can be more effective and cheaper than more regulation.
Nov 10 2015
A financial services company has changed its advertising of personal loans and debt consolidation loans following ASIC's concerns that the advertising was potentially misleading.
Nov 6 2015
Next year APRA, the Reserve Bank and the Australian Bureau of Statistics will undertake a thorough review of the home loan data collected from Australian banks following the emergence of ...
Nov 3 2015
The prudential regulator has affirmed that its scrutiny of mortgage lending will continue to be a key feature of its supervision activities in the 2016 financial year.
Oct 27 2015
Australia’s smaller banks could come under pressure to join the majors in raising their variable mortgage rates if they start to see significant demand for home loans as a result of ...
Oct 8 2015
Australian data analytics company Veda has released a new report that shows the prevalence of credit application fraud in bank branches, mortgage broker and online channels.
Oct 6 2015
A prominent Sydney buyer’s agent and author has suggested investor numbers were already dropping off months before APRA introduced measures to restrict investment lending.
Oct 1 2015
The corporate watchdog has cancelled the AFS licence of a West Australian insurance broker and its related entities.
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