Banking

Business & Economics

Money may make the world go round, but what is it exactly?

Why do we need to talk accurately about money? Because understanding it means we can all hold governments and banks to account

Business & Economics

Is our trust in banking restored?

Following the findings of the banking Royal Commission into misconduct, what’s actually being done and will it help our financial wellbeing?

Business & Economics

Improving the finance sector for all Australians

Trust in our financial services has been shaken by scandals, but in a new white paper, FinFuture, researchers show how the system can be reformed to put financial wellbeing front and centre.

Business & Economics

Why that Instagram post may cost you more than you think

We don’t really know how social media posts are being used or evaluated by banks. We need greater transparency around exactly how our data will be used and the ability to challenge decisions

Business & Economics

Weighing up the policy responses to banking misconduct

The major parties all have election policies that respond to the misconduct uncovered in Australia’s financial services sector, but they are light on detail

Politics & Society

The buck stops here: Holding banks responsible for dishonest conduct

With 76 recommendations, Commissioner Ken Hayne’s final report into the Australian financial services industry provides a roadmap to hold the sector to account, especially for the ‘fees for no service’ scandal

Business & Economics

Is it time to rethink our banks being too big to fail?

There is an important but poorly understood relationship between New Zealand’s banks and the Australian taxpayer that highlights the need for more stringent regulation around the Big 4’s ‘too big to fail’ guarantee

Business & Economics

Australia’s Banking Royal Commission: Quo vadis?

Reforming Australia’s banking sector can only strengthen a Financial Services Industry that’s already suffering from a deficit of trust

Politics & Society

Misleading conduct? So what!

Indifference and disregard for the rule of law in Australia requires a firmer hand and tougher penalties

Business & Economics

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Book extract

Keeping robot finance fair

Some think that removing humans from financial transactions may help prevent moral failures, but technology isn’t necessarily ethical