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Demand for credit from self-managed super funds may be curtailed if new rules on borrowing by SMSF members are introduced as outlined in a Treasury exposure draft. read more

The extensive use by banks of mortgage brokers and "embellished loan applications" is the rationale shared by one fund manager for leaning towards lightening an already underweight position in Austral.. read more

Shadow banking entities in Australia "deserve particular attention", an assessment by Canada's Global Risk Institute has concluded. read more

The latest reconnaissance report by Ian McPhee for the Australian Bankers Association on the sector's 2016 measures to fend off intrusions throws a soft light on the sector, with topics of controversy.. read more

Rather like the CEO hearings that informed it, the second report on the Review of the Four Major Banks from the Standing Committee on Economics is practically all old hat. read more

A surge in credit insurance claims may encourage a rethink on generally bullish views toward asset quality in banking. read more

Three new "green" themed infrastructure vehicles will emerge once Australia's Macquarie Group wraps up its GBP1.7 billion takeover of Britain's Green Investment Bank in late 2017. read more

Growth in lending for property investors may grind to a virtual halt, if the modelling by a Morgan Stanley sell-side analyst proves on the money. read more

In a merger approved by more than 90 per cent of its members, Bankstown City Credit Union will join the ranks of mutual bank labels from July, when the entity will become a division of Unity Bank. read more

Australia's banking sector needs "a sharp break with the past", wrote Stephen Sedgwick in his review of the industry's pay practices. But sharp does not mean short, with Sedgwick suggesting a three-ye.. read more