Banking royal commission
Robot versus human: How will you plan for retirement?
Millions of Australians will soon have to make the choice between a robot or a human to help guide them through retirement.
- Hannah Hammoud
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- Opinion
- Bank fees
Old habits are hard to kick for banks. They’re behaving badly – again
Six years after the royal commission, there are signs of a re-emergence of poor behaviour. At the very least this looks like conduct slippage.
- Elizabeth Knight
Need more than a warm inner glow: Call to pay whistleblowers
The man whose actions led to the banking royal commission has backed an inquiry’s call for whistleblowers to be paid, saying it will encourage more to come forward.
- Shane Wright
Long-awaited investor compensation scheme gets under way
A compensation scheme offering up to $150,000 to consumers who have experienced misconduct is now operating.
- John Collett
‘Unsustainable rate’: Financial complaints hit record 100,000 a year
Australian Financial Complaints Authority chief ombudsman David Locke says financial firms could do better at handling complaints to ease pressure on the financial dispute resolution scheme.
- Millie Muroi
Banks found to be charging fees to deceased estates
Six banks, including the big four, have been continuing to charge customers’ accounts after being notified of their deaths, according to the Banking Code Compliance Committee.
- Millie Muroi
Big banks pay billions to customers burnt in advice scandal
The banks paid or offered $4.7 billion in compensation after a royal commission and ASIC found misconduct around financial advice.
- Millie Muroi
- Editorial
- White collar crime
We all bear the costs of an underfunded watchdog
ASIC is asked to do too much with too little and has met that dilemma with a soft approach to the costly business of enforcement.
- The Age's View
Million-dollar fines dumped after bankers raised ‘legitimate concerns’
Laws introducing fines for dodgy finance executives have been shelved after several bank bosses expressed their surprise and disappointment.
- Rachel Clun
- Opinion
- Class action
$1bn left in the pot: Are you eligible for a royal commission refund?
Banks have now refunded billions of dollars as a result of the dodgy practices revealed by the Banking Royal Commission. But there’s more to be returned.
- Joel Gibson
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