RBA cautions on asset price inflation

Higher asset prices, especially on commercial property "need to be watched carefully, particularly where they are accompanied by higher borrowing," Philip Lowe, deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of.. read more

Australian bank leverage bothers David Murray

The forensic scrutiny of the level and composition of the banking sector's core and total capital ratios may be misplaced, argued David Murray, head of the Financial System Inquiry, at an industry lun.. read more

Lending benchmarks 'no cap' on credit growth

Applying benchmarks on investor lending for banks was "not about restraining credit growth and we don't think it will be particularly effective," Wayne Byres, chair of the Australian Prudential Regula.. read more

Lenders wind back their high LVR lending

Lenders wound back the percentage of new home loans they advanced to borrowers with little equity over the December 2014 quarter, a period marked by a new vigour on the part of the prudential regulato.. read more