Compliance
Stamp duty, supply blocking housing affordability: REA
by Sarah Simpkins • 21 Sep 2021
In a submission to the House of Representatives standing committee on tax and revenue’s inquiry into housing... READ MORE
Mutuals escaping ‘vicious cycle’ in merger mania: S&P
by Sarah Simpkins • 2 Sep 2021
In the past month, two mergers have been declared in the mutual sector, between Newcastle Permanent and Greater Bank;... READ MORE
SMEs need early super, says senator
by Sarah Simpkins • 26 Aug 2021
Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday night, Liberal senator Andrew Bragg spoke on the “disproportionate impact” on... READ MORE
Government unveils draft reforms for unfair contract terms
by Sarah Simpkins • 24 Aug 2021
The draft legislation has proposed reforms to the Australian Consumer Law and the Australian Securities and... READ MORE
Parliamentary committee to probe housing affordability
by Sarah Simpkins • 17 Aug 2021
The House of Representatives standing committee on tax and revenue has commenced a review into housing... READ MORE
MFAA welcomes DDO changes
by Annie Kane • 13 Aug 2021
The CEO of the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA), Mike Felton, has welcomed the move by... READ MORE
Treasury to amend DDO requirements
by Annie Kane • 12 Aug 2021
Treasury has announced it “intends to make a number of amendments to achieve its intended operation” of the... READ MORE
Association working to ‘fix’ reference checking laws
by Annie Kane • 5 Aug 2021
Speaking in a regulatory update via video this week, the CEO of the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia... READ MORE
Loyalty tax issue flagged to MPs
by Malavika Santhebennur • 2 Aug 2021
The CEO of Lendi Group, David Hyman, made the argument while appearing before the House of Representatives standing... READ MORE
Governments extend COVID support to NSW, Vic
by Sarah Simpkins • 29 Jul 2021
On Wednesday (28 July), the federal government flagged that it had teamed up with both state governments across... READ MORE
Millennials call for more housing regulation
by Malavika Santhebennur • 28 Jul 2021
The Borrower Sentiment Index for the June 2021 quarter released by homeloanexperts.com.au has revealed that 70 per... READ MORE
MyBudget scrambles for AFS licence after ASIC probe
by Sarah Simpkins • 20 Jul 2021
Personal budgeting provider MyBudget had never held an Australian financial services (AFS) licence and was not... READ MORE
AMP dodges criminal charges in fees-for-no-service investigation
by Sarah Simpkins • 19 Jul 2021
The regulator declared on Friday (16 July) that it would be taking no further action, after investigating suspected... READ MORE
Government releases new compensation legislation for consultation
by Annie Kane • 16 Jul 2021
The government has released for consultation new draft legislation to implement recommendations of the banking,... READ MORE
Debt management ACL regime begins
by Malavika Santhebennur • 7 Jul 2021
From 1 July 2021, debt management service providers (including firms offering “debt negotiation” or “credit... READ MORE

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