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Australian financial institutions are already preparing for new regulations expected to be recommended by both the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Basel Committee, which calls for lenders to hold less of their rival s commercial debt securities.

Welcome to the final edition of Banking and Financial Services Insights for 2009, in which we'll examine: the key features of Shariah funds - and what Australian financial institutions and fund managers should understand about them how the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services' long-awaited report into Australia's financial services sector will affect the financial services industry; and signs that both the U.

The combination of First Data and Cashcard will provide a competitive payment transaction processing company for both Australian financial institutions and retailers.

So has Macquarrie Bank, and Qantas says it plans to negotiate similar agreements with other Australian financial institutions.

Foreign banks, previously hampered by their lack of branch coverage, could now compete with the major Australian financial institutions.

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The group manages assets such as airports and toll roads globally, and is one of the best-known of Australian financial institutions.