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The Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority has written to banks and other ADIs warning them about the importance of properly using and storing data. read more

The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Bank of England have released proposals to deal with G-SIFIs - globally active, systemically important financial institutions. read more

A new paper from The Australia Institute claims that the Big Four banks' common shareholdings by various nominee companies undermine their claims to independence. read more

Citi in Australia is likely to cut a small number of staff in the next few months, but will not see deep cuts after the announcement of a further 11,000 job losses at the bank worldwide. read more

Australian banks face stagnating profitability to mid-2014, as businesses and consumers continue to restrain borrowing, says Moody's Investors Service. read more

The alleged A$30 million Romanian credit card scam caused possibly the largest remediation effort ever undertaken within the Australian consumer payments system in the 18 months before last week's a.. read more

The "normal" level of lending rates may be lower now and in the years ahead than it has been over the past two decades, says the Reserve Bank of Australia. read more

Ahead of today's expected cut in Australia's official interest rate, the Australian Bankers' Association has launched a pre-emptive strike against critics. read more

Yesterday's report from centre-left think tank Per Capita contains one claim the Big Four will like and another they won't worry about - that the government should set up its own no-frills retail bank.. read more

The Australian Bankers Association expects to unveil a new Code of Banking Practice in mid-January, as part of its renewed effort to engage some of its loudest critics and improve the industry's re.. read more