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More capital is better in the banking system and much, much more capital is even better, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand declared on Friday. read more

A more frequent use of sanctions by APRA is on the cards, the regulator's chair, Wayne Byres, told the banking royal commission yesterday. read more

After the Supreme Court of Victoria lifted a raft of non-publication orders, two RBA companies are finally exposed as guilty - convicted way back in 2011 - for their role in a conspiracy to bribe fore.. read more

NAB's inability to fully remedy illegal conduct in the foreign exchange market was laid bare in Friday's hearing of the royal commission into misconduct in banking. read more

"We need to be taking financial institutions to court more often." James Shipton, the ASIC chair, was blunt but wary at the banking royal commission on Friday. read more

Any reference to total shareholder return may de dropped from the calculation of bonuses for executives at Commonwealth Bank, its chair, Catherine Livingstone, told the financial services royal commis.. read more

The haphazard governance of Commonwealth Bank and the low opinion of its current leaders with their predecessors received an airing at the financial services royal commission heard yesterday. read more

One big bank CEO - at least - has got to go over the next fortnight to satisfy the public and media clamour in the wake of the royal commission. The heat is on NAB head Andrew Thorburn right now but h.. read more

Fintechs, established non-bank lenders and regional banks all look to be in line for a share of a $2 billion SME funding line from the government. read more

The AOFM could move swiftly to rev up the $2 billion Securitisation Fund. But for now, there are no suitable SME-linked asset-backed securities for it to invest in. read more