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Research by the Centre for Social Impact found that three-quarters of users of StepUP loans "experienced a positive change in economic and social outcomes after receiving a loan through the not-for-pr.. read more

Little scrutinised deposit-taking entities, many of them run by Churches, will be subject to more restrictions - but no more scrutiny - under proposals released on Friday by the Australian Prudential.. read more

Close to one fifth of self-managed superannuation funds have borrowed to invest in real property, a study of the sector by ASIC suggests. read more

Debt comprises only 12 per cent of the funding for mining companies, with bank debt accounting for only one third of that amount, research by the Reserve Bank of Australia shows. read more

Fourteen countries have put the final Basel III-based capital regulations in place, a report released by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision yesterday shows. read more

Some of the tension between the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Treasurer over the ability of the RBA to pay dividends is aired in documents released by the RBA under the Freedom of Information l.. read more

Any mergers between Australia's major banks would not be prudent, the treasurer, Wayne Swan, told an industry conference yesterday. read more

The Victorian Court of Appeal yesterday sentenced Peter Couper, the former chief financial officer of the parent company of Bill Express, to 22 months in jail (to be released after 60 days) and fine.. read more

Banks will have to make a more detailed disclosure each quarter, both regarding their capital adequacy and the make up of their capital, from the second half of this year. read more

Australian banks enjoy "a range of indirect government subsidies", according to an overview of the local industry prepared by the United States' embassy in Canberra in 2009. Wikileaks fostered acces.. read more