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Financial planning

Banks are on track to meet their 2020 deadline to overhaul staff pay, a new report by former public service Commissioner, Stephen Sedgwick, has said. ...

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Baking Association has warned that new Design and Distribution laws may result in bank staff being mistaken for advisers....

Financial planning

The Australian Banker’s Association has confirmed that the total cost of fee for no service remediation could exceed $1 billion....

Financial planning

After Royal Commission testimony revealing banks charged deceased clients fees, the Australian Banking Association has announced reforms to the Banking Code of Practice t...

Policy & Regulation

The new Banking Code of Practice should be adopted across the entire industry, including credit unions, building societies and other lenders, according to the Australian ...

Policy & Regulation

ASIC has approved the Australian Banking Association’s new Banking Code of Practice following an independent review and stakeholder consideration....

Financial planning

The Australian Banking Association has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to create a national register of power of attorney orders, but says that more is needed ...

Policy & Regulation

Industry bodies are calling on the Attorney-General to take action on financial abuse. ...

Financial planning

The Australian Banker’s Association has backed extracting product recommendations from the delivery of advice....

Policy & Regulation

The major backers of establishing an Australian Financial Complaints Authority have welcomed passage of the necessary legislation through the Parliament....

Policy & Regulation

Consumer group Choice has joined with the Consumer Action Law Centre to argue the Bank Executive Accountability Regime should be extended to all financial services execut...

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Bankers’ Association has responded to the former auditor general’s report on the banks’ six reform initiatives....

People & Products

The ABA would nominate ANZ chief executive, Shayne Elliott as next chairperson succeeding NAB’s Andrew Thorburn. ...

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Bankers’ Association has criticised the Western Australian government over reports of a possible bank levy to balance GST....

Financial planning

The ABA is working towards making banks provide clearer and more accessible information on how to close accounts. ...

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