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A day of shame for Aussie banks: Bligh

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
Australian Banking Association chief executive Anna Bligh said the Royal Commission's interim report into misconduct in financial services marked a "day of shame" for Australia's banks. Holding a press conference after Commissioner Kenneth Hayne ...

FSU, FSC respond to interim report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
The Finance Sector Union has welcomed the release of Commissioner Hayne's interim report, labeling it an important first step in reforming the financial services industry. FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano said the union agrees wholeheartedly ...

Regulatory inadequacy to blame: Hayne

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... advice scandals has enabled poor conduct to continue and exacerbate, according to the Royal Commission. In his interim report, Commissioner Hayne has said scandals dating back to the GFC can shed light on the conflicts and culture in the financial advice ...

Frydenberg slams financial sector greed

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
Commenting to the interim report released this afternoon, Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said it's evident the findings point to "greed" that's been pursued in return for short-term profits at the expense of consumers and the most basic standards ...

Interim report dotted with questions

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... Public submissions for the RC are open until the end of next month. Read Frydenberg's full response to the TC interim report here.

Banking remuneration practices to blame for misconduct

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... practices and policies played a major role in the banking misconduct uncovered by the Royal Commission Inquiry, the interim report found. Governance and risk management practices failed to prevent the misconduct where a financial benefit was present ...

Advice industry in hot water

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... underscored the Royal Commission's hearing into financial advice, Commissioner Kenneth Hayne has said. Releasing his interim report today, Hayne has said of the misconduct within Australia's major financial institutions exposed by the Commission ...

Hayne admonishes ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... remediating misconduct that can take years to resolve and for its inability to prevent future breaches. In his interim report Hayne disapproved of ASIC's preferred method of negotiating outcomes with entities that took the regulator "far too long" ...

Labor proposes RC implementation task force

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... dedicated task force to implement the Royal Commission's final recommendations due next year. Responding to the interim report, acting opposition leader Tanya Plibersek told a media conference in Sydney that the task force will work to reform the ...

Royal Commission interim report released

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... add an extra layer of complexity to an already complex regulatory regime, the Royal Commission has said in its interim report released this afternoon. "The law already requires entities to 'do all things necessary to ensure' that the services they are ...