Compliance

ASIC takes civil action against credit provider

by Staff Reporter • 27 Nov 2014

The company sells electronic devices and white goods via instalment payments to people who receive government... READ MORE

ASIC slaps director with 10-year credit ban

by Staff Reporter • 25 Nov 2014

The regulator announced today that it had cancelled the Australian credit licence of Net Finance, which is based in... READ MORE

Government issues loan fraud warning

by Staff Reporter • 19 Nov 2014

The Western Australian government revealed that 13 people had reported losses of more than $25,000 in the past year... READ MORE

ASIC backs simpler disclosure regime

by Nick Bendel • 17 Nov 2014

The regulator has invited the public to offer feedback on its proposed reforms, which are designed to cut red tape... READ MORE

APRA criticises banks in mortgage crash stress test

by Nick Bendel • 10 Nov 2014

That is the conclusion APRA reached after conducting a stress test of 13 Australian banks, which account for about 90... READ MORE

APRA warns industry about commissions 'risk'

by Nick Bendel • 6 Nov 2014

Mortgage broker remuneration was one of the issues that APRA discussed in its final prudential practice guide on... READ MORE

ANZ bullish about mortgages, worried about regulation

by Nick Bendel • 3 Nov 2014

The major bank reported a statutory profit of $7.3 billion for the 12 months to 30 September 2014, which represented... READ MORE

Any lending curbs won’t include 'heavy regulation': RBA

by James Mitchell • 23 Oct 2014

In a speech on Tuesday, RBA deputy governor Philip Lowe said previous experiences by the central bank to regulate... READ MORE

Is financial planning your next move?

by James Mitchell • 20 Oct 2014

The convergence story is nothing new. The finance industry has been discussing the importance of diversification for... READ MORE

Cheap money. Dirty tricks!

by Kim Cannon • 20 Oct 2014

IT’S HARD not to see the current marketing campaigns of several banks as more an attempt to appear competitive than... READ MORE

Lending curbs are nothing to fear: APRA

by James Mitchell • 17 Oct 2014

‘Macroprudential tools’ or, more simply, restricting the amount banks can lend borrowers is “normal regulation... READ MORE

ASIC links insurance non-compliance to high commissions

by Staff Reporter • 10 Oct 2014

The review found that 63 per cent of AFS licensees were compliant, while 37 per cent “failed to comply with the... READ MORE

ASIC suspends firm’s licence for compliance breaches

by Staff Reporter • 1 Oct 2014

The regulator announced yesterday that it had suspended the AFS licence of Protect Ensure until December 19. Protect... READ MORE

Mortgage fraud: It’s back!

by Reporter • 24 Sep 2014

The number of incidents of mortgage fraud have spiked significantly since The Adviser covered the issue in March last... READ MORE

ASIC celebrates low-doc success

by Nick Bendel • 24 Sep 2014

An ASIC review of 12 lenders found that lenders have tightened their low-doc lending practices since the new laws... READ MORE

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