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'What do we have to lose': soft touch ASIC laid bare at commission

'What do we have to lose': soft touch ASIC laid bare at commission

ASIC's attempts to paint itself as a tough cop on the beat has been dismantled by an internal email showing senior staff pushing against prosecutions.

  • by Sarah Danckert & Clancy Yeates

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Macquarie boss warns against broker pay changes
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Macquarie boss warns against broker pay changes

The warning from Nicholas Moore comes after the nation's biggest home lender Commonwealth Bank indicated it supported scrapping broker commissions.

  • by Sarah Danckert
Westpac's Hartzer denies cultural problem in ASIC dealings
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Westpac's Hartzer denies cultural problem in ASIC dealings

Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer denies the bank has a cultural problem in the way it deals with the corporate regulator.

  • by Clancy Yeates
ASIC memo on NAB the 'antithesis' of hard, tough action, Orr finds
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ASIC memo on NAB the 'antithesis' of hard, tough action, Orr finds

ASIC chair James Shipton slammed for the corporate watchdog's use of enforceable undertakings, rather than pursuing tough investigations.

  • by Miriam Steffens
CBA's gold medal for refusing to accept responsibility goes to ...
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CBA's gold medal for refusing to accept responsibility goes to ...

In one of the most embarrassing personal revelations to date we learnt the CBA board asked Turner to give back 40 per cent of his final year director's fee. His response? Get lost.

  • by Elizabeth Knight
Ex-CBA directors fight back against royal commission evidence
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Ex-CBA directors fight back against royal commission evidence

Former Commonwealth Bank directors have defended their performance at the bank after current bank chairman Catherine Livingstone criticised the board that was in place before she was named chair. 

  • by Sarah Danckert & Clancy Yeates
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'No free lunch': Get set to pay upfront for your mortgage broker
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'No free lunch': Get set to pay upfront for your mortgage broker

Borrowers will likely face flat mortgage broking fees as a result of the financial services royal commission, but they will save in the long run.

  • by Jessica Irvine
Westpac advice still lags ASIC's standards
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Westpac advice still lags ASIC's standards

Only six out of ten Westpac financial advice files passed a recent compliance audit, the royal commission heard.

  • by Clancy Yeates
Guy's promise to switch $250m contract to Bendigo described as 'crazy'
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Guy's promise to switch $250m contract to Bendigo described as 'crazy'

The Victorian opposition wants to hand a $250 million contract to the smaller bank due to its regional base.

  • by Mathew Dunckley
CBA accused of board minutes criminal breach
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CBA accused of board minutes criminal breach

Counsel assisting the royal commission has asked CBA chair Catherine Livingstone if she is aware failing to keep full minutes of a meeting is a criminal offence.

  • by Sarah Danckert & Clancy Yeates
Why Westpac raised credit card limits, few questions asked
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Why Westpac raised credit card limits, few questions asked

Hearings continue at the royal banking commission, with Westpac boss Brian Hartzer following CBA chair Catherine Livingstone in the witness box.

  • by Miriam Steffens