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Legislating an ‘objective’ for super could have many unintended consequences.
The payday lending sector is under scrutiny again after the Australian Securities and Investment Commission’s investigation into Nimble. After failing to meet responsible lending obligations, Nimble must…
Banks may pay lip service to ethical cultures but often curtail the critical questioning that allows ethical issues to be surfaced in the first place.
Unethical behaviour by bankers represents a systematic risk to banks, and causes widespread harm.
Sanders and Clinton have been trading blows over who’d be best to reform Wall Street, but new research suggests they may not have the ‘authority’ to do it.
ASIC has a high success rate, but its high-profile civil action against ANZ Bank will be a tough battle to win.
If ASIC gets its way and ‘conduct risk’ is regulated, banks might get serious about systematic problems.
Is the debt designed to prevent another financial crisis turning on its creators?
The lack of transparency and accountability found in the hedge fund world is increasingly finding a home in the pharmaceutical sector, where more people care.
A flat rate bank deposit tax could be distorting, and not for the reasons the banks suggest.
Convicting individuals of wrongdoing is important but only a culture change in the financial sector will stop future crimes.
US regulators chose to reveal detailed information to the public about the state of the banks. They were able to be so transparent, without triggering a run, because of a strong fiscal backstop.
Global regulators are requiring banks to hold more capital, so how high should Australia aim?
As investors and unsecured creditors remain in limbo over the collapse of financial services group BBY, where were the regulators?
Jailing bankers for failing to uphold an ethical code is possible - it’s simply a matter of enforcing current laws.
Recent regulator outrage about the state of banking culture overlooks the fact regulators often look the other way.
As long as fund managers and traders work for the same companies, the problems plaguing the financial sector will continue.
Venture capital money is starting to flow into Australian fintech, but success will largely be based on whether new players can innovate in areas where bank’s aren’t.
Increased regulation is doing little to stem the tide of bank scandals, with fines racking up. It’s time more bankers were held to account.
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Visiting Fellow, Macquarie University Applied Finance Centre, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bayes Business School, City, University of London
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor of Public Administration, West Virginia University
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Professor of Banking and Finance, Brunel University London
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Law Student, Penn State
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Adjunct Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Reader in International Political Economy, King's College London
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Vice Chancellor's Fellow at Victoria University and Adjunct Professor of Economics, Victoria University
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Professor of Law, West Virginia University
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Assistant Professor of Law, Penn State
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Professor of Finance & Financial Technology, ICMA Centre, Henley Business School, University of Reading
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Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Finance, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
