No one is prepared to use the ‘B’ word as a descriptor for the state of the market - even as house prices experienced a monthly rise in February not seen for 17 years.
ANZ Bank economists say regulators could intervene to curb lending to the most highly geared home buyers later this year.
ANZ chairman Paul O'Sullivan was playing it carefully when he told shareholders he understood their hunger for dividends yet warned that future dividend policy would depend on how sustainable those payments were.
The government's decision to support the inquiry,chaired by climate sceptic George Christensen,has raised eyebrows of several Liberal MPs.
Industry Super Australia chief says"never say never"to the return of a 2017 television scare campaign against super governance changes in which it likened big banks to foxes descending on a chicken coop.
Men have made more applications than women to withdraw money from their super under the government’s COVID-19 financial hardship early release scheme.
Westpac chief executive Peter King acknowledged the prudential regulator's findings,saying the bank has"much more work to do"to address problems with its culture.
Westpac's latest run-in with APRA has raised concerns the bank's shareholders could bear the brunt of the costs associated with fixing its issues with risk management.
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has acknowledged CBA's"significant progress"in improving its culture and governance.
The financial regulator has signalled the cap on banks'dividend payments might be scrapped as the country's economic outlook improves,triggering a jump in share prices of the big four lenders.
An AFL Grand Final advertising blitz from industry super funds has prompted extra scrutiny on their multimillion-dollar marketing campaigns.