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Pitched as a "one-stop-shop for financial dispute resolution," the Australian Financial Complaints Authority has started its first month of operations strongly, turning enquiries into complaints and f.. read more

The bank sectors in Australia and New Zealand - and indeed regionally and globally - can look forward to another 12 months of flat earnings, tightening credit conditions and stricter application of pr.. read more

ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott faced up to almost a full day of questioning at the Hayne royal commission over the bank's inability to meet legal responsibilities, ranging from four year delays in.. read more

The corporate regulator's first review of the 'buy now pay later' sector has identified potential risks for impatient young consumers posed by this growing industry. read more

Analysis by KPMG Australia shows the local mutual sector turned in a profit in the last financial year, underpinned by continued efforts to streamline operations, improve products and services and inv.. read more

Tony Richards, head of the Reserve Bank of Australia's payments policy department, has once again suggested the major banks could try harder to create a more sustainable ATM network. read more

Major banks have been forced to ease back on investor home loans, opening the door for non-bank-lenders, powered by securitisation as their funding mechanism, although at a cost. read more

Government regulations can overcome the reluctance of major banks to be the first to market with open banking APIs, fearing their rivals will access all their data and not reciprocate. read more

ASIC chairman James Shipton, in the job since only 1 February this year was shown no favours in the banking royal commission, as with Rowena Orr, senior counsel assisting, zeroing in on the gap betwee.. read more

Despite falling property prices, the Australian RMBS sector has remained relatively resilient, with mortgage arrears remaining low and ratings performance stable, according to S&P Global Ratings. read more