Armaguard convinces banks on price support 14 March 2024 3:13AM Latest news Ian Rogers Why not pay more if you want to? This is the both sensible and silly retort of banks at the very moment they are being outfoxed from every angle. Paying more turns out to cost more than $100 million... read more
Susan Woods named RBA COO 27 February 2024 5:24AM Latest news Ian Rogers Susan Woods, an RBA insider, is being promoted to the newly established role of Chief Operating Officer at the Reserve Bank of Australia. read more
Bernie Fraser weighs into RBA independence row 22 February 2024 6:06AM Latest news George Lekakis Former Reserve Bank Governor Bernie Fraser has weighed into the debate on whether executive governments should be prevented from challenging the central bank’s decisions on monetary policy. read more
Household debt servicing costs to keep rising as rates plateau 07 February 2024 4:22AM Latest news John Kavanagh Even if the cash rate and loan interest rates do not move any higher in this monetary policy cycle, payments on household debt as a share of household income will continue to rise through 2024, says t.. read more
The brawls around cash 05 February 2024 5:35AM Latest news Ian Rogers One of the biggest stoushes in Australian banking in a long, long time is approaching its crescendo, as the RBA steps up to oversee industry conversations around the economics of cash-in-transit and t.. read more
NPP needs capacity and reliability upgrades to meet 2030 target 05 February 2024 5:30AM Latest news John Kavanagh A priority for the payments industry in 2024 will be getting started on the transition of all domestic direct entry electronic payments from the Bulk Electronic Clearing System to the New Payments Pla.. read more
Change gets underway at the RBA 22 January 2024 4:47AM Latest news John Kavanagh The Reserve Bank will introduce a number of new procedures and structural changes this year, starting at its monetary policy meeting next month, while other changes recommended by the RBA Review requi.. read more
Non-bank business lenders remain positive as business conditions deteriorate 14 December 2023 4:26AM Latest news John Kavanagh Non-bank business lenders are finishing the year strongly, with a number of recent capital raising initiatives by lenders operating through managed investment schemes and a recovery in the securitisat.. read more
LCR may be mandated, RBA warns 13 December 2023 5:16AM Latest news Lynn Grieveson Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has warned that the central bank may use its payments system regulatory powers to speed-up the rollout of least cost routing to merchants, saying progress has bee.. read more
Buffers save the day 11 December 2023 5:36AM Latest news Five per cent of home loan borrowers have insufficient income to cover their mortgage payments plus essential expenses, and around 2 per cent have both an income shortfall and low savings, the Reserve.. read more
Briefs: RBA appoints chief economist, Westpac expands merchant choice routing, CLSR CEO appointed 08 December 2023 4:41AM Latest news Banking Day staff Senior Treasury official Sarah Hunter will join the Reserve Bank in January as its chief economist and assistant governor (economics). read more
RBA staff back EBA 04 December 2023 4:59AM Latest news Ian Rogers Reserve Bank of Australia staff have endorsed a three-year enterprise agreement, following a second vote that closed last Thursday. read more
Consumers surcharged on more of their payments 29 November 2023 6:14AM Latest news John Kavanagh The frequency of merchants surcharging on card transactions has increased over the past few years, and merchants are just as likely to surcharge on a debit card transaction as on a credit card payment.. read more
Briefs: New blood at RBA, goodbye Yellow Brick Road, MoneyMe board appointment 28 November 2023 5:40AM Latest news Banking Day staff Senior Bank of England officer Andrew Hauser will join the Reserve Bank as its deputy governor. read more
RBA and FSU go to war over revised pay offer 22 November 2023 6:00AM Latest news George Lekakis While most banking industry workers are already pocketing 5 per cent salary rises, the RBA and the FSU remain at loggerheads over pay and conditions after six months of sporadic and almost fruitless e.. read more
Securitisation back on track: RBA 22 November 2023 5:55AM Latest news Bernard Kellerman The message for attendees at the ASF Conference in Sydney is that despite the tightening of financial conditions, securitisation issuance remains resilient. read more
RBA reorients communications 20 November 2023 5:41AM Latest news Ian Rogers Sally Cray has been appointed to the newly-created position of chief communications officer at the Reserve Bank. read more
Clarification: RBA governor remuneration 23 October 2023 5:47AM Latest news Ian Rogers On Friday, Banking Day reported (correctly) that the RBA’s 2023 annual report disclosed a 10.5 per cent rise in the remuneration for then-governor Philip Lowe. There is nuance behind this number, howe.. read more
Counting the costs of the Philip Lowe era 20 October 2023 5:59AM Latest news Ian Rogers Reserve Bank staff campaigning for a better pay offer from the bank will underline the pay benchmark set from the top – with governor Philip Lowe paid 11 per cent more in FY2023. As expected, the RBA.. read more
Union wants RBA Governor to intervene in pay stand-off 18 October 2023 5:31AM Latest news George Lekakis The Reserve Bank is facing the prospect of industrial action as its hardball negotiations with the Finance Sector Union intensify with no sign of agreement. read more