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"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

APRA's review of its "enforcement strategy" will be led by a relatively new face among the regulator's senior ranks -  deputy chair John Lonsdale. read more

Which "first tier" name among Australia's banks was in the most delicate - and near fatal - condition at the height of the financial crisis in October 2008? The second volume of memoirs by former PM K.. read more

Westpac may at last be on a mission to wrestle value from its takeover of St George Bank, ending the burden of legacy IT platforms and searching for a corrective to the waning market share for its mos.. read more

Macquarie Bank will be slimmed down and $2 billion in capital upstreamed to Macquarie Group, under a restructure outlined on Friday. read more