Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

Bank bosses and regulators were keen to warn that multiple threats are escalating in an increasingly chaotic world. But a series of mishaps saw their message disrupted.

After a scathing royal commission pushed banks to offload their wealth and advice businesses almost a decade ago, there is growing talk of a comeback.

The major lenders have now all called time on negative gearing.

The federal budget has thrown Australia’s biggest banks into a frenzy as they begin restricting property investors.

Superannuation factions have traded blows over moral hazard and ‘anti-competitive’ measures.

The digital asset industry has warned Treasury it is overestimating startups’ ability to comply with a regime designed for banks and super funds.

During a whirlwind tour of Australia, the Claude developer warned AI could bring down critical services — but neglected to mention the model that has spooked regulators and markets.

APRA and ASIC have urged corporate Australia to get their house in order as Anthropic’s new Mythos AI model raises new financial stability risks.

The central bank's deputy governor and an official from the Australian Signals Directorate have both warned that geopolitical tensions are exacerbating the risks to financial system stability.

APRA is tightening its grip on high-risk borrowers as investor lending surges and the big banks begin edging away from the most highly geared loans.

As banks tighten lending to trusts and APRA warns of rising risks, regulators are moving to cool an overheated housing market driven by investor speculation.

CBA has joined Macquarie in pulling back from the riskier end of the housing market as concerns mount over unsustainable borrowing.

Australia’s largest superannuation fund has backed regulatory intervention as it acknowledges super funds need to do more to safeguard members’ money.

Banking regulator APRA is poised to reveal concerns about how some funds would perform in a crisis, and over the linkages between the super sector and the big four banks.