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The liquidators of Lehman Brothers Australia will have to compensate around 600 investors in toxic credit securities after the Federal Court ruled in favour of the plaintiffs in a class action on Fr.. read more

The damage to the credit ratings agencies in the judgement on the class actions between three local councils and Lehman Brothers Australia over the investments in toxic debt instruments is merely re.. read more

Major banks in Australia need yet more capital, the International Monetary Fund argued in a review of macroeconomic policy published overnight. read more

A long-running project by mutual banks, building societies and credit unions to find investors in a tier-two capital instrument has secured clearance from the regulator, with marketing now finally g.. read more

The Reserve Bank of Australia will once more pay a dividend to the Australian government following two years of losses. read more

A halving of export volumes and, most likely, a deluge of legal costs pushed Note Printing Australia into the red in the year to June 2012. read more

Outages in banks' processing systems "are avoidable" and are the result of management weakness, APRA says in a newly published overview of industry risks. read more

The increase in the interest rate on any loan as a consequence of sturdier capital requirements for banks will be insignificant, an analysis published by APRA has found. read more

Banks may care to get a wriggle on and develop a more diverse funding profile ahead of the introduction of stiffer regulations on liquidity in 2015, says RBA governor Guy Debelle. read more

APRA will not have to produce documents sought by plaintiffs in a class action relating to the timing and adequacy of disclosure by National Australia Bank. read more