Treasury papers show bank tax on agenda 03 February 2011 5:36PM Documents released yesterday show the Australian government has been advised several new bank taxes might be justified. A report sent to Treasury Secretary Ken Henry on 7 October 2010 said "it can be.. read more
Treasury: reform existing taxes to improve financial stability 03 February 2011 5:35PM A Treasury paper prepared early last year says that improvements to existing tax policies may do more than proposed new bank taxes to make the financial system more stable. read more
Basel capital too low for some at BoE 31 January 2011 5:31PM A new Bank of England research paper once again raises questions over whether the Basel III rules will do enough to make banking systems more stable. The paper argues it would be desirable for banks.. read more
Submissions agree price-signalling ban should go 24 January 2011 5:51PM Submissions to Treasury on the Federal Government's proposed price-signalling ban are unanimous: it is an ill-advised law. read more
Kelly strikes conciliatory tone 24 January 2011 5:40PM Westpac CEO Gail Kelly took a conciliatory stance in her appearance at the Senate's banking competition inquiry in Sydney, on Friday, without conceding too much ground to banking critics. read more
Competition lawyers blast anti-signalling draft 17 January 2011 5:32PM Competition law experts Brent Fisse and associate professor Caron Beaton-Wells have torn into the exposure draft of the federal government's proposed law against price signalling. read more
Asian giants a rising force in business lending 11 January 2011 5:11PM The rising ties between the Asian economies and Australia are showing up in banking statistics more clearly with each passing month. read more
Basel and Australia reach liquidity deal 20 December 2010 5:39PM On Friday, the Basel Committee and Australian authorities unveiled a compromise that will allow Australia to meet the Basel III minimum liquidity standards. read more
Basel III the smaller half of prudential regulation 20 December 2010 5:30PM The Basel III financial stability rules, back in the headlines this past week, are frequently depicted as the main regulatory reaction to the global financial crisis. Basel Committee chairman Nout W.. read more
Quiggin endorses explicit guarantee - with reservations 15 December 2010 5:56PM Noted Australian economist John Quiggin has endorsed the federal government's move to an explicit guarantee of retail deposits, while arguing for a system of "narrow banking". read more