APRA’s new mortgage risk weightings for the big four + 1

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22 July 2015

 

Following on from last week’s international capital comparison study, APRA has announced an increase in risk weightings for residential mortgages for the big four banks and Macquarie. APRA has determined that the average risk weighting across these banks must be at least 25% (compared to approximately 16% at present). This is seen as an interim measure until the Basel III rules are finalised and will come into effect on 1...

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