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Customer data protections progress

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... services will be added over time. "The recent Productivity Commission review on Competition in the Australian Financial System reported that the average Australian household could be saving up to $1000 per year on their home loan if they switched to ...

New lead for Productivity Commission

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... contribution to the Commission, particularly the recent inquiry into superannuation and competition in the Australian financial system. "Mr. Harris has demonstrated strong leadership and dedication in advocating for important public policy reforms, balancing ...

David Murray becomes AMP chair

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
... banking," Murray said. "It is a significant financial institution and needs to play a role within the Australian financial system which supports the building of trust and confidence in that system in the community. I look forward to working with the ...

Executive pay structure still fuels risk-taking: APRA

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... how institutions that collectively account for a "sizeable proportion" of the total assets in the Australian financial system were implementing prudential frameworks on executive remuneration. "The headline message is that the institutions we reviewed ...

Government increases market manipulation penalties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... critical components of our market architecture and improve the integrity, resilience and fairness of the Australian financial system," he said. "Furthermore, they will align our regulatory regime with international best practice, including regimes in ...

General advice "misleading": Productivity Commission

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... the existing notion of general advice to be scrapped. In its draft report into competition in the Australian financial system, the Productivity Commission argues the use of the term 'advice' should be limited to work undertaken by a professional adviser ...

Regulatory costs unsustainable: FPA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... 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 that's forcing some advisers to merge or sell their practices. ...

APRA names heavyweight panel to investigate CBA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... number of issues that have affected the reputation of the bank," Byres said. "Given its position in the Australian financial system, it is critical that community trust is strengthened. A key objective of the inquiry will be to provide CBA with a set ...

APRA launches inquiry into CBA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
... number of issues that have affected the reputation of the bank," Byres said. "Given its position in the Australian financial system, it is critical that community trust is strengthened. A key objective of the inquiry will be to provide CBA with a set ...

APRA urges banks to raise capital

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... Byres' remarks coincide with the release of the International Monetary Funds' annual review of the Australian financial system, which noted Australia's robust economy despite commodity price and mining investment bust. The IMF encouraged Australian authorities ...