Powered by MOMENTUM MEDIA
investor daily logo

Regulation

regulation

26 April 2022 • By Neil Griffiths • 1 min read

Westpac responds to Federal Court penalty

The big four bank has responded to the penalty handed down last week. On Friday, 22 April, Westpac was ordered to pay penalties in the amount of ...

READ MORE
icon

Westpac ordered to pay $113m after multiple legal actions

Westpac has been ordered to pay penalties in the amount of $113 million for widespread compliance failures across multiple businesses, including ...

READ MORE
icon

RBA to lift rates by 40 bps in June, says big bank

Westpac expects the RBA to lift the cash rate by 40 basis points on 7 June. As a result of an expected “substantial” lift in annual underlying ...

READ MORE
icon

APRA details its crypto expectations in letter to banks

Banks have received a letter from APRA instructing them on the regulator’s expectations around crypto-assets. The prudential regulator has issued a ...

READ MORE
icon

IMF declares inflation as 'the most important challenge of our time'

The IMF has declared inflation as “the single most important challenge of our time”. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes inflation could ...

READ MORE
icon

Economist pinpoints a key election risk

An economist is predicting minimal impact on investment markets if there is a change of government. Unlike three years ago, the policy differences ...

READ MORE
icon

RBA finally indicates rate rise could be imminent

The RBA has finally conceded that rising inflation and stronger than anticipated wages growth have brought forward the likely timing of the first ...

READ MORE
icon

World Bank slashes global growth forecast, flags debt and inflation as 'big' problems

The World Bank has slashed its global growth forecast as a result of the war in Ukraine and COVID-related shutdowns. The World Bank has lowered its ...

READ MORE
icon

Australia imposes sanctions on 14 Russian businesses

The government has imposed further sanctions on Russian businesses. Australia has added 14 Russian state-owned businesses to its sanctions list. ...

READ MORE
icon

RBNZ pursues path of 'least regret', lifting rates by 50bp

New Zealand’s central bank has raised rates by 50 basis points. New Zealand’s Reserve Bank (RBNZ) raised the official cash rate to 1.5 per cent on ...

READ MORE