Banking

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Business & Economics

One year on, is our trust being restored?

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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Politics & Society

Misleading conduct? So what!

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

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Business & Economics

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Keeping robot finance fair

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

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Business & Economics

The trouble with banking culture

Tainted by rogue traders, scams and trust-eroding scandals, does culture lie at the heart of banking’s negative reputation?

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