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APRA proposes massive lending shake-up to jump-start productivity
While the prudential regulator will make it less costly to lend to some types of borrowers, it is also tightening liquidity rules and warning of global risks.
Why Macquarie is winning the home loan wars (according to Macquarie)
A cold war has been bubbling away between the upstart lender and the country’s dominant bank, CBA. Unsurprisingly, there are two very different narratives.
Financial crimes officials using CBA data to ‘chase down’ loan fraud
The country’s largest bank raised the alarm about $1 billion of suspicious mortgages with regulators, with worries that fraudulent borrowings are widespread.
Banks’ new challenges post-Hayne: big tech, AI fraud and regulation
Just as APRA is recalibrating financial risk regulation to reflect the changing environment, policymakers need to balance the threats and opportunities of AI.
Households could withstand two more rate increases, says Westpac CEO
A day before the RBA is expected to announce a rate rise, Anthony Miller is optimistic customers can take it – and one more – in their stride.
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CBA, Westpac chiefs warn society must be brought along for the AI ride
Matt Comyn and Anthony Miller know their institutions stand to benefit hugely from effective AI deployment, but are worried about the sector’s “PR problem”.
RBA interchange fee decision will increase banking costs: CBA exec
Banks are watching the RBA’s upcoming decision on interchange fees closely; the Finance Sector Union says AI agents have workers concerned about their futures. Follow live updates.
Matt Comyn says AI has a PR problem as ‘collision course’ looms
The CBA boss says he feels the tension of moving responsibly on AI in a world racing ahead. It’s just one of the challenges coming for banking and the economy.
Australian banks ramp up tax fight against Apple Pay, Google, Meta
Banks argue foreign rivals benefit from lower taxes and less regulation. They’re calling on the federal government to level the playing field.
Big tech, like big banks, must pay fair share of tax
Governments will not be able to maintain services if a growing share of value generated from Australian consumers flows to foreign headquarters
The big four are minting it right now, but 2 big threats are building
The surprise burst in credit growth means it’s a great time to be a big bank. Behind the scenes, however, they see big shifts that could be cause for worry.
Macquarie’s disruption to banking ranks up there with AI
The bank’s role as the disruptor in chief to traditional banking warrants equal prominence as questions about the impact of artificial intelligence.
November 2025
Banking’s Great Reset
Join the Financial Review Banking Summit 2026 to challenge the nation’s most influential leaders on adapting to Banking’s Great Reset.
October 2025
ANZ may reconsider housing scheme snub amid falling mortgage share
The Labor government’s 5 per cent home deposit scheme is expected to draw strong demand from first home buyers, putting pressure on ANZ to join.
March 2025
CBA, NAB chief executives prepare for long-term Trump disruptions
Matt Comyn and Andrew Irvine offer a view of an uncertain environment where upheaval could create big productivity gains – or cause serious harm.
CBA says responsible lending rules shield it from rampant liar loans
The bank’s retail boss, Angus Sullivan, says there are, however, “a few areas” where a banker could coax someone through an application, so it needs to remain alert.
APRA holds firm against deregulation push
The banking regulator is resisting the US push for greater deregulation to boost growth. But can that last given the international upheaval under way?
APRA chair says directors need to have ‘the time’ to do their job
John Lonsdale defends the regulator against concerns it has heaped too much red tape on bank and superannuation fund boards.
Why CBA and NAB chiefs fear a double Trump hit
Australia has plenty of productivity challenges of its own, but Matt Comyn and Andrew Irvine see the US president’s policy chaos lingering for some time to come.
Productivity an issue from housing to energy: Irvine
Andrew Irvine tells the Financial Review banking Summit that productivity is a complex challenge and needs a variety of fixes. How the day unfolded.
Slash stamp duty to encourage retirees to downsize: ING
The bank’s local chief executive, Mel Evans, said shorter-term solutions to housing affordability were needed until more new properties hit the market.
APRA warns of ‘international upheaval’ in lending rules
The prudential regulator’s chairman John Lonsdale said it was unlikely that Australia would follow the US in moderating the requirement to hold capital.
‘You’ll never know your grandkids’: Banking’s wicked housing problem
Veteran analyst Jon Mott says property’s intergenerational affordability crisis comes from policy choices over four decades. Can bankers shift the dial?
NAB’s $230b business bank crown jewel faces its biggest test yet
Even on the day he was named as the bank’s chief executive, Andrew Irvine knew the barbarians were at the gate. Thirteen months later, they are over the wall.
NAB captain’s pick can’t make up for CFO’s shock departure
It’s one in, one out for NAB boss Andrew Irvine as he seeks to prove himself as a top Australian chief executive. Investors are wary.
