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ANZ and ETFS cut ties

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... and flexible business, noting that without being attached to ANZ, he can now develop relationships with all the big four banks. "Since we've known there has been a high likelihood of being separated from ANZ for some time, we were able to have a look ...

HSBC rolls out Apple Pay

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... introduced Apple Pay in five other markets and is expecting a successful launch in Australia. Apple Pay has partnered with 50 banks and card issuers including ING, American Express, Macquarie and ANZ. In March, the Australian Competition and Consumer ...

Banks can offer fintech an olive branch

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... back and labelled CBA's behaviour anti-competitive, accusing the bank of deliberately sowing confusion about fintechs. "The banks' messaging implies that the use of Acorns increases the risk of an unauthorised access to a user's bank account, which is ...

Oxford University assisting Aussie advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... Australian financial advisers can now access a new risk profiling tool already adopted by advisers, investment firms and banks globally. Launched by Oxford University subsidiary Oxford Risk, the Oxford Risk Rating Online platform is designed by academics ...

The growth-inflation divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
Bullish on growth, not so on inflation. This is the unifying message from three of the world's major central banks that met over the past 24 hours. As widely expected, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept monetary policy settings unchanged - discount rate at ...

Bankers told to spread positive message

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... protecting consumer interests, increasing transparency and accountability, and ultimately building trust and confidence in banks." McPhee's quarterly reports are part of a direct response to industry concerns about a growing gap between performance delivered ...

Labor renews calls for banking Royal Commission

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... ripping people off for decades - it's time that they were held accountable to their customers," one complaint read. "The banks are a joke with no service high account fees and far too high interest rates on all loan accounts," read another. Noting the ...

Unconscionable super cross-selling will continue: ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
The Sedgwick Review failed to address some of the "unconscionable" remuneration practices undertaken by banks to cross-sell superannuation products and nothing is being done to curb this, Industry Super Australia says. In response to the independent ...

Banks must overhaul product-based incentives

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... the past." "Changing remuneration alone is not enough. Each bank should address the issues holistically. This means many banks should also revise their target setting, performance management, leader development and, most importantly, culture; and ensure ...

Open data carries privacy risk: ABA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
Open data used by banks and fintechs to innovate and cross-sell products must be underpinned by robust regulation that protects the consumers, otherwise they risk major privacy breaches, according to the Australian Bankers' Association. Educating customers ...