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South Australia’s bank levy might be legal, but it may also be politically unviable
Given the small percentages involved, South Australia's bank levy won't interfere with the federal government's levy, and would arguably be compatible with it.
Memo to Gordon Gekko: Ethics, not greed, boost profits
Unethical corporate behaviour isn't just embarrassing from a PR standpoint, it can also be unprofitable for firms and their investors.
The problems with asking banks to police financial abuse
The Law Reform Commission has recommended that banks take 'reasonable steps' to protect vulnerable Australians.
A better alternative to levying the bank tax
Applying the GST to banking has much sounder economic underpinnings than the current levy, would have raised much more revenue, and would have applied to all banks rather than just the big banks.
Why Tunisia’s banks are its main economic weakness
Tunisia's economy has been struggling since the country’s 2011 revolution. Corruption and bad governance within the banking sector is not helping.
VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the 2017 budget
The University of Canberra's Deep Saini and Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics.
White monopoly capital: good politics, bad sociology, worse economics
The debate about white monopoly capital in post-apartheid South Africa is good for the country's politics but it tends to come with bad sociology.
Labor to oppose Medicare levy for lower- and middle-income earners
Bill Shorten has said Labor will oppose the budget's increase in the Medicare levy hitting taxpayers on incomes under A$87,000.
Budget 2017: lack of competition is why government is moving so hard against the banks
The budget included a few measures to make the banking sector more competitive, but they don't go far enough.
Banks may squeal about new tax but they are outgunned
But the key point is that the big five banks are the ideal soft target for a tax raid because they are both rich and lacking in friends.
Politics podcast: Mathias Cormann and Anna Bligh on the new bank tax
Despite the hefty tax imposts in Tuesday’s budget, Mathias Cormann still insists the fiscal problem was a spending rather than a revenue one.
Budget bank levy: too big to fail, not too big to take a hit
The new levy on banks from the budget is a small hit to their profit but it could have unintended consequences.
Budget 2017: bank populism will be paid for by Australians
The budget was extraordinary in many ways. It is an abandonment of restraint on taxes by a liberal government. It is nakedly populist and it also acknowledges that government debt can be productive.
The agile working style started in tech but it could work for banks
The agile working style was originally designed by tech companies for efficiency in software development but now one of Australia's big four banks wants to implement this.
Online security won’t improve until companies stop passing the buck to the customer
If security advice from government agencies doesn't ring true, customers won't take it – which puts us all at risk.
Getting rich is largely about luck – shame the wealthy don’t want to hear it
A new report confirms how the rich become deluded about their talents, but also hints at a growing acknowledgement of inequality.
Curious Kids: where does money come from?
Millie, aged 5, wants to know where money comes from. We asked n economist to explain.
Apple Pay may have won the battle but it may not win the war
While Apple Pay may have won the battle against some of Australia’s banks, it may lose the war against the providers of digital wallets, such as Tencent and Alibaba.
Houses aren’t more unaffordable for first home buyers, but they are riskier
Declining interest rates has made housing more affordable over the past thirty years, but it has also increased the risk for homebuyers.
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Honorary Fellow, Macquarie University Applied Finance Centre, Macquarie University
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Research Director of Australian Centre for FInancial Studies and Professor of Finance at Melbourne and Monash Universities, Australian Centre for Financial Studies
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Vice Chancellor's Fellow at Victoria University and Adjunct Professor of Economics, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Western Australia
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Adjunct Professor, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Finance, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Accounting, University of Essex, University of Essex
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Professor of Accounting, Banking and Finance, University of Canberra
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Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Cass Business School, City, University of London
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Senior Lecturer, Griffith Law School, Griffith University
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Professor of Law, UNSW
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