Bloomberg Australia’s banking regulator is set for a major overhaul after a government-commissioned review found it had a “culture of conformity” and needed to become more forceful. In a scathing 146-page report released on Wednesday, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) was found to be slow to act, tentative in addressing issues that don’t entail traditional financial risks, and have …

Bloomberg Svenska Handelsbanken AB, one of Sweden’s biggest banks, is taking a long, hard look at its business model to see which corners it can ax so that costs stop growing faster than income. Carina Akerstrom, who took over as chief executive officer in March, said she’s “not at all” happy with the way in which Handelsbanken’s costs are developing. …

Bloomberg Cash-strapped Dewan Housing Finance Corp is in discussions with its bondholders to revamp its debt as the Indian mortgage lender tries to shore up its financials after posting its first quarterly loss in more than a decade. In a meeting with its rupee bondholders, Dewan Housing discussed an inter-creditor agreement that the consortium of bankers has agreed to enter …