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Finance industry self-regulation in the area of cyber security has failed and it is time for the regulators to step in, according to a leading banking industry figure. read more

The lessons that lenders need to learn from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's big win against the payday lender Cash Store include the need to do more to oversee the activities of.. read more

A lack of co-ordination among global financial regulators has added complexity and risk to the global financial market in the wake of the financial crisis. read more

The Australian securities and Investments Commission plans to build an innovation hub to assist start-ups navigate the regulatory system. read more

After a flat result in 2013, as it went through a business transformation, ING Direct picked up momentum last year, with a 9.4 per cent increase in earnings. read more

National Australia Bank will be the first of the Big Four to change its treatment of impairments from the current incurred loss approach to an expected loss approach, as spelled out in a new accountin.. read more

Collections managers at banks, telcos and utilities are anticipating a substantial increase in the number of collections cases in the year ahead, according to a new survey. read more

The Review of the Personal Property Securities Act has recommended 394 changes to the controversial legislation, which is not meeting its goal of providing "more certain, consistent, simpler and cheap.. read more

Twenty-one per cent of Australian consumers are now shopping regularly during their commute to and from work. read more

The Government made a surprise announcement yesterday that it would amend the Banking Act and Life Insurance Act to restore the time bank accounts and life insurance policies could be inactive before.. read more