ABA backs PEXA monopoly 26 March 2025 6:36AM Latest news Ian Rogers The ABA has come out forcefully for a rethink on years of endeavour to foster competition in e-conveyancing, effectively endorsing the consolidation of the PEXA monopoly. read more
ASIC boosted in budget 26 March 2025 6:34AM Latest news Ian Rogers ASIC staffing will increase by 17 per cent, last night’s budget papers show. read more
Arch in box seat for CBA LMI contract 25 March 2025 2:31AM Latest news Ian Rogers Bermuda-based insurer Arch appears to be the party engaged in exclusive talks with Commonwealth Bank over replacing Helia as sole provider of lenders mortgage insurance. read more
Trust deficit at Bank Australia 25 March 2025 2:28AM Latest news Ian Rogers Extraordinary. Bank Australia seems to be walking back its vision of being ‘Australia’s most trusted bank’. read more
Reversing de-banking of crypto 24 March 2025 6:56AM Latest news Ian Rogers The Labor government is yielding to the lobbying and the antics of the crypto crowd, and even flying in the face off its own efforts to combat scams. read more
Payments Forum seeks regulation of NPP fees 20 March 2025 6:16AM Latest news Ian Rogers The Bulk Electronic Clearing System should not be closed until “a ubiquitous batch service is available for all payments." read more
Qudos on merger countdown 20 March 2025 6:13AM Latest news Ian Rogers Still growing above system, Qudos Bank is on track for its merger with Bank Australia, scheduled for 1 July 2025. read more
APRA preps 'simpler and lower' capital and liquidity rules 19 March 2025 6:21AM Latest news Ian Rogers APRA says it is reviewing the thresholds used to distinguish between significant financial institutions and non-significant financial institutions “that benefit from simpler and lower requirements in.. read more
NAB CFO defects to Westpac 18 March 2025 6:45AM Latest news Ian Rogers Andrew Irvine, NAB CEO, yesterday announced a raft of executive changes. read more
ANZ secures $2bn Pacific guarantee 17 March 2025 2:47AM Latest news Ian Rogers ANZ has made a (secret) deal with the Australian government not to sell its Pacific operations to a Chinese bank. read more
Mutuals angling for proportional regulation 17 March 2025 2:44AM Latest news Ian Rogers APRA on Friday cautioned that mutual banks had better hike their investment spend on a number of fronts. read more
Bendigo Bank leads home loan satisfaction rankings 17 March 2025 2:42AM Latest news Ian Rogers Bankwest’s home loan satisfaction has crashed following its decision to close all branches. read more
Unity Bank back on merger trail 13 March 2025 1:52AM Latest news Ian Rogers Fresh from the completion, last Friday, of its merger with G&C Mutual Bank, Unity Bank is scouting around for smaller mutual ADIs to further bolster its scale. read more
Banks can absorb branch costs 13 March 2025 1:50AM Latest news Bernard Kellerman The Australian banking sector is coming under increased political scrutiny, with the government pushing for greater alignment with public demands. read more
Receiving banks in scams focus 12 March 2025 5:12AM Latest news Ian Rogers AFCA has welcomed a federal government decision that will enable it to consider the actions of “receiving banks” in scam complaints. read more
BECS migration stresses RBA and industry 12 March 2025 5:07AM Latest news Ian Rogers Batch payment processing might have an enduring place in Australia’s payments mix, amid hesitancy by the Reserve Bank to embrace the industry’s plans to migrate away from the established system for di.. read more
Australia's banking nationalisation war re-examined 11 March 2025 12:13AM Latest news Banking Day staff Recently digitised records reveal how Commonwealth Bank intended to become a mega bank by dismantling its competitors. read more
Macquarie rotate to ROTE 11 March 2025 12:11AM Latest news Ian Rogers Return on Tangible Equity will become a focus of Macquarie Group reporting. read more
Industry braces for BECS bollocking 10 March 2025 6:32AM Latest news Ian Rogers A report detailing the findings and recommendations of the RBA’s risk assessment on the transition away from the Bulk Electronic Clearing System will be published later in March, the Payments System B.. read more
LCR more widely available 10 March 2025 6:29AM Latest news Ian Rogers Payments gateways are the focus of a new RBA campaign to promote widespread adoption of least-cost routing. read more