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University to probe reverse mortgages

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... reverse mortgages." An ASIC report into the sector last year said reverse mortgages from authorised deposit-taking institutions totaled only $2.5 billion in December 2017 even though they have grown steadily since the Great Financial Crisis from $1.3 ...

Risk commission changes imperil advice practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
... which will ultimately be borne by consumers, but will also see less innovation and competition, as only the largest institutions will be able to survive, it said. Under Recommendation 2.5, Commissioner Kenneth Hayne said ASIC should consider further ...

Industry wide pay cut for boards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... said: "It is clear that the effects of the Banking Royal Commission are already being felt by Australia's financial institutions, as shareholders and their boards move to act upon Commissioner Hayne's recommendations." Overall, across all industries ...

Regional Australia Bank and Holiday Coast merge

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
... "While the sector proudly continues to grow, particularly as people turn away from the big four banks, it is smaller institutions that find it difficult to sustain that growth and keep pace with digital transformation and increasing regulatory complexity." ...

Banks sluggish on Indigenous financial inclusion

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
Indigenous Australians are being let down by financial institutions' failure to provide access to basic banking services and recognise different cultural attitudes towards money, a new report from the First Nations Foundation reveals. Of the 620 ...

Industry pledges Uluru statement support

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
Twenty-one financial institutions have come together to sign an open letter pledging their support for the Uluru Statement from the Heart, which calls for an established First Nations voice in the constitution. The signing was prompted by the second ...

Material weakness in super funds, insurers exposed

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
... governance and non-financial risks management. Lonsdale flagged APRA will write to the boards of all participating institutions shortly. "Boards should expect increased supervisory scrutiny of their institutions as they implement remediation actions. ...

Property risks dip at Coalition win, APRA easing

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... relaxing lending requirements for mortgage lending. The prudential regulator currently asks authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) to use the higher of two metrics (7% interest floor or the loan's rate plus 2%) while calculating the borrower's ...

Credit fund launches to wholesale investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... years, particularly as market conditions have driven increasing demand for credit beyond authorised deposit-taking institutions," he said. "Obtaining an Australian credit licence last year was pivotal in broadening our ability to originate our own range ...

Fairness key to meaningful change: Shipton

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
For the financial system to really improve, fairness needs to be embedded into financial institutions, according to ASIC chair James Shipton. Opening ASIC's annual forum in Sydney recently, Shipton said the concept of fairness needs to be embedded "into ...