Banking

Katharina Pistor worries that policymakers are foregoing innovation for fear of disrupting a centuries-old business model

Macquarie Bank has gained an extra $19 bln in household deposits over and above the market growth of +10.5%. And no rival seems to be able to do anything about their momentum

New rules arrive to try and limit the impending damage the Home Guarantee Scheme is expected to induce, after Canberra pulled taxpayers into backing up risky first home buyer lending in an already frothy housing market

Roy Morgan says trust in banking and finance industries – including all ‘big four’ banks – increased significantly over the last 12 months

The IMF points out half of all financial assets worldwide are now held and intermediated by companies that are not classified and regulated as banks

Following warning signs from a new review, ASIC is moving to raise standards in the private credit sector, and has issued a series of stop orders against some current operators

APRA's July monthly statistics reveals an unusual and sharp shift by one major into home loan lending, winning more new business than any other major bar Commbank

Over the past year, CommBank won the most home loan business, but Macquarie's growth outstripped them. Most of these gains were at the expense of Westpac

Westpac's Lucy Ellis digs into the RBA's minutes and commentary and finds a central bank not inclined to rush monetary policy easing

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A changing of the guard at a key US Federal Reserve function has opened the door for a US$200+ bln relief from their "tight" bank capital rules for the largest, globally important banks who are US based

Banks are moving to upgrade proprietary channels for mortgage generation at the expense of brokers. Expect more direct digital campaigns. Rate transparency is key to this shift

ASIC sues Westpac-owned RAMS for systemic misconduct in arranging home loans