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New campaign combats elder financial abuse

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
... write to their state or territory governments to take urgent action. Australian Banking Association chief executive Anna Bligh said elder abuse takes many forms, but elder financial abuse is a common type that local bank branch staff witness regularly. ...

Industry welcomes final Better Banking report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... our customers, communities and people to prosper and grow," he said. Australian Banking Association chief executive Anna Bligh said the report recognised the efforts of the industry to implement the Better Banking reforms. "The industry has set a cracking ...

ABA makes new code compulsory

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... The new code will be binding, enforceable by law and will be monitored by an independent body, ABA chief executive Anna Bligh said. "In the past it was up to each individual bank if they wanted to sign up however this new customer focused code will become ...

Major banks overlooking elder abuse

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... branches closed last year, with the major banks closing at least 38 branches this year. Riley added ABA chief executive Anna Bligh is yet to provide an update on what action the banking industry has taken since November 2016 when it was asked to develop ...

ABA announces new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... Association has been named. The association has put forward ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott, and ABA chief executive Anna Bligh said Elliott will bring considerable energy and commitment to the banking industry's transformation process. "The industry ...

Banks narrowly avoid parliamentary inquiry

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... Banks. The measures were quickly labelled as a tax on the economy by Australian Bankers' Association chief executive Anna Bligh, saying it will impact the entire banking system. "This new tax is a direct attack on jobs and growth, not just a tax on the ...

Westpac to review history of new applicants

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... promote good behaviour in banking, and will help us to deliver better service to our customers." ABA chief executive Anna Bligh said banks recognise they need to do more to stop individuals with poor conduct records moving around the industry and escaping ...

Senior executives sworn to secrecy over bank levy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... sign a confidentiality agreement before releasing draft legislation documents for examination. ABA chief executive Anna Bligh said the banks were shocked, with the Government now making it illegal for the Bill to be tested in the public sphere. "The ...

Treasury responds to ABA derision over bank levy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... levy disregards Government best practice guidelines. In a submission to Treasury lodged on Monday, ABA chief executive Anna Bligh claimed the lack of a regulatory impact statement is in direct opposition to the Government's own guide to regulation, stating ...

Major banks receive Budget shakeup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... strip bonuses. The measures were labelled as a tax on the economy by Australian Bankers' Association chief executive Anna Bligh, saying it will impact the entire banking system. "This new tax is a direct attack on jobs and growth, not just a tax on the ...