Cheque use near record low

Australians wrote just over eight million cheques in September - the second-lowest number ever recorded in the Reserve Bank's cheque payments data series. read more

IMB Bank shares veer through haze

IMB Bank's share price usually follows a steady, uneventful course, much like the financial performance of the mutual bank itself. But since the beginning of November it has suffered a steep fall that.. read more

AML/CTF on the reform agenda for 2017

The Australian government has set out a big program of work with industry for the year ahead as it overhauls the country's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regime. read more

APRA finalises securitisation standard

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has completed its revision of the prudential rules for asset securitisation and has released the final revised version of the standard, APS 120. read more