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The Reserve Bank of Australia has signalled that banks' management and investors should not expect double-digit balance sheet growth in the years ahead. And it has warned that any quest for higher g.. read more

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will be responsible for making and disclosing any decision to activate or alter the proposed Basel III "counter-cyclical capital buffer", the RBA said.. read more

RBA assistant governor Malcolm Edey asked yesterday whether global banking rules should do more to encourage large cross-border banks to set up subsidiaries. read more

The Queensland floods and cyclones "could impinge on banks' asset quality to some extent", but their impact should be limited, says the RBA Financial Stability Review. read more

Treasurer Wayne Swan is expected to introduce his promised price-signalling laws into Parliament today, with only limited changes to ease the banking industry's concerns. read more

The ban on mortgage exit fees has passed into law, Treasurer Wayne Swan announced yesterday, calling it "a victory for Australian families". read more

New global standards for writing mortgages will add international weight to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's supervision of the Australian mortgage market. read more

APRA may enforce a quicker transition to key Basel III rules, a move that could lead to some of the tougher rules arriving years before global regulators require them. read more

The Reserve Bank of Australia says banks may continue getting less of their funding from short-term wholesale markets as consumers carry on fuelling deposits and corporates raise more of their own f.. read more

Reserve Bank of Australia financial markets' head, Guy Debelle, cautioned financial markets not to over-react to APRA's recent listing of assets that satisfy new Basel III liquidity rules. read more