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CBA chair defends executive bonuses

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... and 2016, the period it was made aware of potential anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism law breaches, a public inquiry has found. Commonwealth Bank chair Catherine Livingstone told the Standing Committee on Economics' third hearing into the Review ...

NAB launches customer chatbot app

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... customers to address concerns raised in the Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell's Small business loans inquiry report, Cook said.

To opt in or out of life insurance: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... feedback from members stating group insurance premiums were eroding account balances. The recent life insurance parliamentary inquiry found group insurers were not doing enough to prevent the growing problem of employees owning multiple super funds and ...

Regulatory costs unsustainable: FPA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... competition but see consumers bear the brunt of additional compliance costs. In its submission to the Productivity Commission's inquiry on competition in the Australian financial system, the FPA raised concerns over the ever changing regulatory demands ...

APRA names heavyweight panel to investigate CBA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority appointed three highly experienced panel members to conduct an inquiry into the governance, culture and accountability frameworks of the Commonwealth Bank. Chairman of the Banking and Finance Oath, John ...

Group insurance inaction is "robbery": Inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... superannuation funds and life insurance premiums is equivalent to theft, according to today's life insurance parliamentary inquiry. Senate Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services chair Steve Irons said the responsibility ...

Treasurer backs APRA's CBA probe

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
An interim report into APRA's inquiry into the Commonwealth Bank could be available in six months' time with appropriate action being taken, Treasurer Scott Morrison told this morning's Bloomberg Address. Morrison said he supported and is pleased with ...

Labor, FSU call for Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
APRA's inquiry into the Commonwealth Bank reinforces an urgent need for a banking Royal Commission, according to Labor and the Finance Sector Union of Australia. If there are doubts about the need for a Royal Commission a year ago, there can be no doubts ...

APRA launches inquiry into CBA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will establish an independent inquiry into the Commonwealth Bank, following a series of scandals which have called the integrity of Australia's largest bank into question. The inquiry, conducted by an APRA-appointed ...

ACSI urges investor action on slavery, warns of financial risks

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... enable increased security from investors, and will place greater accountability on companies to act. Giving evidence at the Inquiry into establishing a Modern Slavery Act in Australia, ACSI chief executive Louise Davidson said: "Slavery has a devastating ...