Aristocrats rule FSI panel

Four well-connected stalwarts of the global financial system will serve on the international advisory panel for the Financial System Inquiry. read more

Banks belatedly ride the mining wave

Australia's banks are stepping up their lending to the country's resources sector and have made their largest commitment yet. All four big banks are to be cornerstone lenders in a syndicate of 19 bank.. read more

Funding costs improve for industry

Despite falls over the past year, banks' funding costs remain close to 130 basis points higher than before the onset of the global financial crisis, the Reserve Bank of Australia said in its quarterly.. read more

NAB refunds Arck losses

NAB's Yorkshire Bank will "support investors in a failed property development operated by Arck LLP," the bank said this week about the latest of many redress matters to drag on its earnings. read more

Investment loan spike 'unhelpful'

A pick-up in demand for residential investment loans may be "unhelpful", the Reserve Bank of Australia cautioned in the minutes of its monetary policy board meeting this month. read more

Card system supervision not core for APRA

Entrants in the payments market can expect to save A$1.6 million a year in annual compliance costs once the current framework for registering specialist credit card institutions is dropped. read more

Global banks reduce capital shortfall

The aggregate shortfall in the capital of large, internationally active banks was €57.5 billion at December 2013 under the Basel III framework, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has reporte.. read more