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Banks defer small business loan repayments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
The Australian Banking Association (ABA) has announced banks will defer loan repayments for six months for small business, as the nation introduces measures to combat the impact of COVID-19. The ABA said the move is designed to combat unemployment and ...

ScoMo launches $17b stimulus package

ALLY SELBY, ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... this virus almost every day and we've responded to that information." The news comes as the Australian Banking Association (ABA) announced it is ready to face the challenge of COVID-19 and will assist customers. ABA chair and Commonwealth Bank chief ...

CBA chief tasked with rebuilding banking

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
Commonwealth Bank chief Matt Comyn has taken over the reins as chair of the Australian Banking Association (ABA). The position is rotated between the chief executives of Australia's major banks, with ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliot stepping down from ...

Planners can prevent financial abuse

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... the issue of financial abuse of the vulnerable, with new legislation in the United States and the Australian Banking Association calling for a national protective strategy. "The focus should be on client safety and security, protecting the dignity of ...

ACCC to probe rate cut decisions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... setting their prices." Responding to the inquiry, the banking sector's peak advocacy body, the Australian Banking Association said the sector stood "ready to assist the ACCC" in the inquiry. "Banks are no stranger to public scrutiny and look forward ...

Culture change must not be a fad: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... changes to the sector's culture cannot disappear once the spotlight moves away. Speaking at the Australian Banking Association's national economic series in Sydney on Wednesday, Byres said APRA's four-year plan to make a difference to financial services ...

Peak bodies respond to government roadmap

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2019
... underperformance and the fact that one in three workers are not even getting paid super," he said. The Australian Banking Association, meanwhile, highlighted the action they had already taken to implement the Commission's recommendations before the legislative ...

Banks push to leave vertical integration on the table

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... to forcefully separate deposit taking banks from wealth management and investment banking, the Australian Banking Association (ABA) has weighed in, telling the committees Australia's banks should be able to return to the model in the future, should they ...

ABA moves to protect vulnerable customers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... relationship and people experiencing long-term illness are the focus of new guidelines proposed by the Australian Banking Association. The ABA opened a consultation to the public which will result in new industry guidelines aiming to better support vulnerable ...

Indigenous super access needs improvement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... by trained staff. One of Hayne's recommendations in the Royal Commission final report is for the Australian Banking Association to amend its code so that if a customer identifies as an ATSI, the bank will follow AUSTRAC's guidance on identification and ...