Regulation

A former CBA executive believes regulators should not muscle in on the SMSF space and trustees should be free to make mistakes with their retirement savings.

New analysis from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has revealed that regulatory capital rules give the four major banks a 14-basis point advantage over their smaller ...

A former financial adviser, who was permanently banned by ASIC earlier this year, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment on fraud charges.

One of Australia’s leading economists says renewed optimism about Donald Trump’s fiscal stimulus plans could see the local cash rate begin to rise as early as 2018.

The prudential regulator may soon inform lenders that they are not allowed to lend to SMSFs that fail to meet certain benchmark requirements with their fund’s balance, one SMSF specialist ...

A senior economist has predicted that APRA is likely to add further directives on banks’ lending standards to help cool Sydney and Melbourne’s property markets “before they get totally out ...

ASIC has indicated it will consider prohibiting financial planning firms from calling themselves ‘independently-owned’ unless they meet the Corporations Act definition of independence.

Treasurer Scott Morrison is confident APRA’s intervention in the mortgage market “should help” guard against a systemic deterioration in lending standards.

The prudential regulator has supported the inclusion of non-financial performance bonuses in the remuneration of Australian bank chief executives.

The Veda National Credit Managers Survey 2016 has revealed some alarming findings about the status of credit management in Australian organisations.