Business
Banking & finance
'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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Banking royal commission
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
Banking royal commission
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
Banking royal commission
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
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Banking royal commission
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
Banking royal commission
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
Opinion
Banking royal commission
'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
Banking royal commission
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
Victoria Votes
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
Banking royal commission
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
Banking royal commission
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