The Wallis era in Australian prudential regulation may be bought to close by a Labor government. APRA seems bound for a reunion with the Reserve Bank of Australia and even ASIC's status as a separate corporate cop may be ripe for a roll up. read more
Two immobile hurdles: cash and NFC
Mobile payments remain cellar dwellers in the payments mix in Australia, accounting for only... read more
Brief: Edey leads ACFA and Fitch affirms four bank ratings
ACFA gets a driver. And Fitch Ratings said it affirmed the ratings of New Zealand's four major... read more
Push for deposit insurance in NZ
A potential partner in the next New Zealand government - the Green Party – says it will advance... read more
Greens seek $100m cash injection for Kiwibank
While the NZ Greens prepare the way for the restoration of deposit insurance, they are also... read more
Briefs: Westpac branch cull, NAB Community Engagement head moves
Westpac is continuing to cull its national branch network, with another two outlets earmarked for... read more
Prosecutions loom for power banks
Prosecutions over misuse of market power seem pending in banking, with drastic options ahead for... read more
Comment: Lowe down on the Sims' siege of bankingrad
With a muted benefit for the industry from the ABA's reform program, it is the rival agenda of... read more
Sims banking fiver deflects Royal Commission for Turnbull
Questions of industry structure in an oligopoly sector occupied a speech on Thursday by Rod Sims,... read more
McPhee sour and sweet on cartel disunion
Cartel pricing terms and profit shares are being reset under our noses. Australian taxpayers, the... read more
McPhee: ABA's six point plan "gaining traction"
The latest progress report – the fifth in an ongoing series – from former Commonwealth... read more
Bowen lights bank merger
The Wallis era in Australian prudential regulation may be bought to close by a Labor government. APRA seems bound for a reunion with the Reserve Bank of Australia and even ASIC's status as a separate corporate cop may be ripe for a roll up. read more
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