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Senior executives sworn to secrecy over bank levy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... forced senior bank executives to 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 ...

Treasury responds to ABA derision over bank levy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... that the proposed bank 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 ...

Tax breaks delivered to first home buyers

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
First home buyers will be given greater opportunities to own their own home under a new savings plan in the 2017 Federal Budget. From 1 July 2017, first home buyers will be allowed to make voluntary contributions of up to $15,000 per year and $30,000 ...

Terrible tax policies of the last 25 years

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
Many Budgets have proven to be good for the country, while others received less than glowing reviews in history books. To take us into the next phase of fiscal policy, one of Australia's most respected and renowned economic commentators, Saul Eslake ...

Bankers told to spread positive message

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... The association welcomed McPhee's latest report, which did note the industry has made significant progress in 12 months. The ABA said significant milestones achieved in the quarter to April 2017 included: The appointment of customer advocates by 19 banks ...

Decidedly undecided

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
"The French complain of everything, and always," Napoleon Bonaparte once said. The French made known their disenchantment with the establishment political parties - both the Republican and Socialist parties failed to garner enough support to make it ...

Open data carries privacy risk: ABA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
... ensuring an appropriate and well-understood consent regime is introduced were the critical issues that emerged from a recent ABA industry conference. Consumer groups, regulators, fintechs and banks that took part in the roundtable discussion found it ...

Banking scrutiny to escalate: ABA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
... alone; and hundreds of recommendations have been generated - many of which overlap, while others are contradictory. Some of the ABA's banking reforms include the Khoury Review with its 99 recommendations, and the Sedgwick Review, which aims to remove ...

ABA committing to industry reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... proposed banking reforms, promising to raise its code of practice to meet higher standards. Of the 99 recommendations, the ABA is fully supporting 61, and is either partly supporting, rejecting or requesting more time to consider the remaining, ABA executive ...

Compliance and cybersecurity keeping bankers awake

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
Regulatory pressures and cybersecurity are the main areas of concern for Australian bankers, the 2017 EY Global Banking Outlook report shows. One-hundred per cent of the banking executives surveyed said enhancing cybersecurity and complying with consumer ...