Regulation

The outgoing chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has said that the commission is “troubled” by the recent surges in interest-only loans.

Morningstar has outlined the likely action APRA will take to curb investor lending after the impact of its initial efforts to cool the market appear to be fading.

Analysts expect further regulatory measures to curb investor lending will hurt LMI provider Genworth, which recently lost one of its largest clients.

Bank capital requirements will be APRA’s main policy focus for 2017, according to chairman Wayne Byres.

At the A50 Australian Economic Forum in Sydney last week, APRA chairman Wayne Byres explained the consequences for banks that exceed the 10 per cent annual growth benchmark for investor ...

A chief economist believes that further measures to curb investor lending could be only months away.

A Morningstar report has explained how the big four banks have benefitted from Trump’s victory in the presidential election.

An MFAA member and leading property investment professional believes interest-only loans could be the next target of a regulatory crackdown.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released class waivers to allow eligible fintech businesses to test certain services without holding an Australian financial services ...

Financial services companies will need to respond to the changing regulatory environment in an “agile way” as 2017 looks to be a year of embedding reforms and intensifying supervision.