YBR outlines buyback and share purchase plan ahead of delisting 19 September 2023 5:09AM In the lead-up to its removal from the official list of the Australian Securities Exchange in November, Yellow Brick Road plans to buy back unmarketable parcels and offer a share purchase plan for sha.. read more
Bank supervisors must go early and go hard 15 September 2023 4:52AM Banking regulators should strengthen their supervisory effectiveness in the wake of this year’s US and European bank failures, says the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. read more
RMBS margins narrow 14 September 2023 4:55AM AMP Bank’s latest issue of residential mortgage-backed securities was priced at much narrower spreads than the bank’s previous transaction in March, reflecting less RMBS issuance this year and continu.. read more
Embedded finance not living up to the hype 13 September 2023 5:33AM When financial technology company FIS asked banks and other financial services executives at the end of last year what their priorities were for investment in business innovation in 2023, embedded fin.. read more
Mortgage approval times 'less relevant' 12 September 2023 5:26AM Fast loan approval times are not the high priority for mortgage applicants they once were, according to Macquarie Securities’ latest broker survey. read more
Data breach numbers down 12 September 2023 5:21AM Data breach numbers dropped significantly in the first half of the year but efforts by financial services companies to improve data security had limited results, with the sector reporting the second h.. read more
How the RBA rated Lowe's pandemic response 11 September 2023 4:44AM Outgoing Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe defended himself in a speech last week against what he sees as unfair criticism of the bank’s COVID response, and attempted to correct the record on what he.. read more
Securitisation market shifts to ABS 08 September 2023 5:16AM The Australian securitisation market is holding up well, with an increase in outstanding debt securities during the June quarter, but there has been a shift away from mortgage-backed issuance to other.. read more
High LVR and DTI mortgage lending off the table 07 September 2023 5:48AM Authorised deposit-taking institutions continued to tighten their mortgage underwriting standards in the June quarter, cutting back on new lending with high loan-to-valuation and debt-to-income ratios.. read more
Super Saver Scheme changes passed 07 September 2023 5:39AM A makeover of the First Home Super Saver Scheme, designed to make it more attractive to people saving for a mortgage deposit, was passed into law yesterday. read more