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In Focus: Update on the royal commission
by Todd Stevens • 5 Mar 2019
It has been a month since the banking royal commission’s final report was released with each week seemingly bringing...READ MORE
ALP announces broker remuneration policy
by Annie Kane • 22 Feb 2019
The Labor Party has officially announced its policy response to the broker remuneration recommendations from the royal... READ MORE
Mortgage Choice CEO slams ‘destructive’ lender-pays flat-fee model
by Charbel Kadib • 22 Feb 2019
Mortgage Choice CEO Susan Mitchell has rejected suggestions that the industry should look to a lender-paid flat-fee... READ MORE
RC exacerbating SME funding woes
by Reporter • 22 Feb 2019
Access to credit for small businesses is expected to be hindered further off the back of the banking royal commission,... READ MORE
Industry veteran backs best interests duty
by Reporter • 22 Feb 2019
A leading broker has praised Commissioner Hayne’s recommendation to introduce a best interests duty for brokers,... READ MORE
Fee-for-service not an ‘equitable’ model
by Tas Bindi • 20 Feb 2019
It’s currently inconceivable that a fee-for-service model could be implemented in an “equitable” way across the... READ MORE
Non-major warns of banning broker commissions
by Annie Kane • 20 Feb 2019
A Queensland-based bank has publicly defended broker commissions, adding that it does not support “increasing the... READ MORE
Brokerage heads warn of banking royal commission impacts
by Annie Kane • 12 Feb 2019
Changing broker remuneration off the back of the royal commission’s recommendations could cause “significant... READ MORE
Brokers ramp up political engagements following banking royal...
by Annie Kane • 7 Feb 2019
The broking industry has been on the offensive in the past week, meeting MPs, writing letters and campaigning for the... READ MORE
Coping in the wake of the banking royal commission
by Annie Kane and Jerome Doraisamy • 7 Feb 2019
The banking and financial services royal commission has dealt a blow to the broking industry on a professional and... READ MORE
Banking royal commission calls for best interests duty
by Tas Bindi • 6 Feb 2019
Commissioner Hayne has recommended that the law be amended to include a best interests duty for mortgage brokers in his... READ MORE
In Focus: Unpacking the findings of the banking royal commission...
by Todd Stevens • 5 Feb 2019
In this episode of In Focus, host Annie Kane is joined by Charbel Kadib, journalist at The Adviser, and Momentum... READ MORE
Final banking royal commission report released
by Annie Kane • 4 Feb 2019
The final report from the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services... READ MORE
VIDEO: A message to brokers after the royal commission
by Alex Whitlock • 4 Feb 2019
Momentum Media director Alex Whitlock speaks out on the royal commission findings and urges brokers to focus on their... READ MORE
Final royal commission report to be released this afternoon
by Annie Kane • 4 Feb 2019
Commissioner Kenneth Hayne submitted his final report to the Governor-General on Friday, with the government response... READ MORE
Royal commission report to be released on Monday
by Annie Kane • 29 Jan 2019
The final report from the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services... READ MORE
Royal commission impact hits New Zealand
by Tas Bindi • 2 Jan 2019
The effects of the Hayne royal commission have been flowing over to New Zealand, despite the systemic issues identified... READ MORE
Royal commission won’t ‘sink the Titanic’: FBAA
by Tas Bindi • 27 Dec 2018
No major reforms will emerge from the royal commission that will “sink the Titanic”, claims the managing director... READ MORE
RC suggests it is considering recommendation to ban trail
by Annie Kane • 22 Nov 2018
The senior counsel assisting the royal commission has suggested that the commission is looking to potentially... READ MORE
How CBA gamed the royal commission
by James Mitchell • 21 Nov 2018
You’ve got to admire their balls. Australia’s biggest bank has managed to use the royal commission as a PR platform... READ MORE
Royal commission questions longevity of HEM
by Reporter • 5 Oct 2018
The use of the Household Expenditure Measure as a benchmark for borrowers’ living expenses has been called into... READ MORE
Royal commission releases interim report
by Reporter • 28 Sep 2018
The interim report from the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services... READ MORE
Royal commission escalated FOS complaints
by Tas Bindi • 28 Sep 2018
A record number of disputes were reported to the FOS in FY18, partly due to heightened attention on the industry... READ MORE
Opinion: Who will survive the royal commission?
by James Mitchell • 14 Aug 2018
When the media circus surrounding the Hayne royal commission finally dies down, the financial services industry faces... READ MORE
Brokers in the crosshairs of a royal commission
by James Mitchell • 9 Jul 2018
A slew of inquiries in the past few years have seen broking come under the microscope, but what the ongoing inquiries... READ MORE
Major banks back on the stand as RC rolls on
by Reporter • 20 Jun 2018
The witness list for the next round of hearings for the banking royal commission has been announced.
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Royal commission: Why lender responsibility for SME loans should not...
by • 12 Jun 2018
The royal commission, over the preceding weeks, has taken a great deal of time to look at the issue of bank lending to... READ MORE
Regional finance to come under royal commission scrutiny
by Reporter • 31 May 2018
The financial services royal commission has announced that the next round of hearings will review issues experienced by... READ MORE
Royal commission driving customers to different banks
by Reporter • 29 May 2018
Almost a third of Aussies say they are more likely to consider switching banks in the wake of the royal commission's... READ MORE
Opinion: The dangerous tragicomedy of the royal commission
by James Mitchell • 23 May 2018
The royal commission would make a great television comedy if it wasn’t so sad. At the heart of this week’s hearings... READ MORE
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