Canada regime still appeals to MFAA 02 April 2014 5:01PM The mother of all industry support schemes continues to hold appeal for some in the finance sector. read more
Regionals pull their punches on industry structure 01 April 2014 4:42PM Large banks have considerable pricing power in the mortgage market and should be "taxed" in some fashion to level the playing field, four regional banks argue in a submission to the Financial System I.. read more
Mutuals seek to refashion APRA mission 01 April 2014 4:41PM Mutual deposit-taking entities want the prudential regulator to receive a makeover "to increase the priority given to diversity, plurality and competition." read more
Majors aim to 'get Tyro out of the market' 31 March 2014 4:55PM The sales practices of major banks in the payments processing market are the subject of a searing critique by Tyro Payments in a submission to the Financial System Inquiry. read more
'Designate Cabcharge' 31 March 2014 4:54PM Australia's 65,000 taxi drivers and their 372 million passengers would benefit dramatically from an end to Cabcharge's cosy monopoly in the Australian taxi market, with better services at lower costs,.. read more
Make payments system access harder - Visa 31 March 2014 4:53PM PayPal and other supposedly high-cost payment providers have "cost Australian merchants A$125 million in the 2013 financial year," Visa International said in its submission to the Financial System Inq.. read more
Households have built up a two-year mortgage buffer 27 March 2014 5:09PM Banks have mostly tempered their housing finance lending practices, as they surf a wave of rising demand for investment loans. read more
Bankwest scab festers 27 March 2014 5:08PM Supporters of Bankwest borrowers aggrieved by Commonwealth Bank's management of business loans of the bank continue to find a parliamentary voice. read more
FSI panellist 'bought knighthood' 26 March 2014 4:34PM Michael Hintze, a member of the international advisory panel for the Financial System Inquiry, looks an interesting choice. read more
Banks losing argument on FOFA 25 March 2014 5:17PM The banking industry - or the big banks at least - appear to be on the back foot on one of their strategic regulatory priorities with Australia's still new Coalition government. read more