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Australian banks are boring, scrutinised … and safe, says APRA boss

In his first public speech, the chair of bank, insurance and super regulator APRA moves to reassure Australians that our banks are safe amid the recent turmoil on global financial markets.

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How your superannuation fared in a year of inflation and market downturns

Superannuation fund members will be hit with negative returns this year for the first time since 2011 and inflation will make things worse.

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Forced home sales set to rise as borrowers struggle with surging interest rates and mortgage repayments

Australian home owners are spending more of their income on mortgage repayments, and the pain is only set to worsen. Experts say some could be forced to sell.

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Australia’s banks likely to reduce lending to regions and sectors at risk of climate change impacts, regulator says

Apra finds country’s banks may be more vulnerable to economic downturns as they face threefold increase in lending losses

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Big five banks scope out climate losses

Australia's big five banks should cope with lending losses caused by climate change but will be more vulnerable to economic downturns, a new analysis shows.

AAP

Is your fund a super performer? As so many pass APRA test, experts demand new benchmarks

'It's like an exam': Super performer Hostplus Balanced delivered $17,600 more over eight years than the ISA benchmark.

The New Daily

Keeping super in a dud fund can cost a fortune

Superannuation members could lose up to $225,000 by staying in underperforming dud super funds regardless of warnings from regulator APRA.

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The Australian Greens say the Reserve Bank needs to be more democratically accountable

The Australian Greens say the federal government's review of the Reserve Bank should re-imagine how monetary policy should work for the 21st century.

ABC News

Find out where you stand on the super ladder

Australians overall have less in superannuation than you might imagine and its time you checked your balance in comparison with other people

The New Daily

APRA chair Wayne Byres says falling house prices are 'no bad thing'

The outgoing boss of Australia's banking regulator denies responsibility for the latest housing boom and bust, while adding that the price falls may be good for the nation.

ABC News

Australian banks close hundreds of branches and ATMs as services move online

Since 2017, Australia has seen a 30 per cent drop in available bank branches nationally, with more than 300 closing in the past financial year.

ABC News

Superannuation fund returns go negative in September as markets weaken

Super returns moved sharply into negative territory over September with the average balanced fund falling in value by 3.1 per cent.

The New Daily

Federal government under pressure to reveal Optus data breach plan as FBI called in to help

Sources say Labor is considering options including a parliamentary review or inquiry into massive cyber-attack

The Guardian - AU

Paul Kelly on all-star Red Hot line-up

He will be joined in the Hunter Valley by Bernard Fanning, Missy Higgins, Mark Seymour, Vika & Linda, and Ian Moss and Troy Cassar-Daley.

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The New Daily

Four superannuation funds barred for new members after a tough year for fund returns

Four superannuation funds will be barred from taking in new members till their performance improves after they failed regulator APRA's performance test for the second year running.

The Guardian - AU

Trillions of dollars at risk because central banks’ climate models not up to scratch

Climate research finds modelling used cannot predict localised extreme weather, leading to poor estimations of risk

ABC News

Interest rate rises will see property prices fall further as maximum home loan sizes shrink

The Reserve Bank is expected to raise the cash rate again today. It comes as banks pass on interest rate rises and cut back how much they'll loan to wannabe home owners.

ABC News

APRA warned Albanese government about 'heightened' housing risks as interest rates rise

The banking regulator warned the incoming Albanese government that it would face "heightened" risks in the housing market as interest rates rise, documents released under freedom of information show.

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The New Daily

Alan Kohler: The Reserve Bank is a renovator’s delight

The most controversial task of the panel reviewing the Reserve Bank will be to decide whether Governor Philip Lowe committed a sackable offence.

ABC News

APRA boss Wayne Byres to leave bank regulator before term expires

The head of Australia's bank regulator will end his term almost two years early, announcing he will step down from his role at the end of October.

The New Daily

‘Dodged a bullet’: Choice funds escape scrutiny as super review delays performance test

The government has moved to defer performance tests to choice super funds and will review recent legislative changes to the system.

AAP

No place for poorly performing funds: APRA

APRA chair Wayne Byres says inquiries into Australia's superannuation industry have set it on a new course with no place for underperforming funds.

ABC News

As fixed mortgages end and rates rise, many risk losing their homes

Almost 40 per cent of Australians with mortgages who have locked in ultra-low fixed interest rates will roll off them as soon as next year, raising fears that more people will default on their loans, creating financial system instability.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: Trillion-dollar government failure, Dopesick and an Istanbul taxi driver

The puff of dust just visible is the last sign of a trillion-dollar horse long bolted, the gate held ajar by dopey politicians and regulators – or worse.

ABC News

Banks crack down on high debt-to-income home loans as regulator APRA comes knocking

Two of Australia's biggest banks are moving to curb high-risk home lending, as the regulator reveals it has been warning some institutions to cut back on risky loans.

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