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Both APRA and ASIC have responded with discussion papers to recommendations to limit the APRA supervision exemptions.

The High Court has refused special leave in the Goodridge case.

Welcome to the final edition of Banking and Financial Services Insights for 2009.

Funding costs on certain capital instruments will be tax deductible under reforms announced in the Federal Budget.

Amendments to APS 120 reflect changes to Banking Act to facilitate the issuance of covered bonds by ADIs.

The Personal Property Securities Register has confirmed the delay of the commencement of the PPSA.

On 25 June 2009 the Federal government introduced the National Consumer Credit Protection Bill 2009 into the House of Representatives. The bill is designed to protect consumers from unfair terms in standard form contracts.

The establishment of a Central Bank demonstrates that East Timor is putting in place a financial and economic structure.

This article discuss how to populate the ISIN.

The latest piece of the Federal Government's response to the credit crunch has been released: a regulation establishing the $1 million threshold limit on the Government Guarantee, and the declaration of a list of covered financial products that will comprise protected accounts for the purposes of the Government Guarantee.

For providing commitments under the CLF, the RBA will charge an annual fee based on the size of the commitment.

The G-SIB capital requirements are in addition to the Basel III capital conservation and countercyclical buffers.

Bill amends the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (NCCP Act) making changes that will affect all lenders who provide standard home loans and credit card contracts.

The Federal Government has released exposure draft regulations that would allow certain term subordinated notes to be treated as debt under the debt/equity tax rules, despite the presence of a solvency clause.

APRA has released a discussion paper outlining its proposed implementation of the Basel III capital reforms.

The proposed amendments may be of concern to ADIs that raise regulatory capital under offshore programmes.

From 2013, eligible Tier 2 instruments issued by ADIs will not be precluded from being treated as debt for tax purposes.