BANKING

Financial planning

More Australians are using ATMs and internet banking as opposed to visiting a branch, new results from Roy Morgan show. ...

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Funds management

Even though they have been in the headlines recently for all the wrong reasons lately, investment manager DNR Capital believes Australian banks offer attractive investmen...

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Expert Analysis

Alex Trott looks into how open banking, which many believe to be a necessary development, may affect the financial services industry....

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Financial planning

Customer satisfaction with banks remains high at 80.8 per cent, with the scandal-ridden Commonwealth Bank coming out on top amongst the big four, according to Roy Morgan....

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Funds management

Banks are making moral judgments on businesses by refusing to provide legitimate adult industry participants with financial services, the Australian Small Business and Fa...

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Financial planning

The major banks’ pursuit of the vertically-integrated bancassurance model has run its course and they should instead be looking to partnerships, according to IOOF....

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People & Products

Former AMP Bank managing director, Michael Lawrence has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Customer Owned Banking Association....

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Bankers’ Association has responded to the former auditor general’s report on the banks’ six reform initiatives....

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Financial planning

The ANZ wants the Government to legislate to have the Australian Bankers' Association adviser reference checking protocol extended to non-bank adviser entities....

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Financial planning

Industry Super Australia has attacked what it sees as a bank planner sales culture likely to impact choice of fund and suggested that policy-makers risked leaving consume...

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Policy & Regulation

Australia’s regional banks and AMP have called for a level playing field and recognition of the advantage handed to the major banks by the Government guarantee....

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Financial planning

The CBA was the first bank yesterday to announce it was removing ATM withdrawal fees, and was quickly followed by the other majors amid continuing calls for a Royal Commi...

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Financial planning

The ABA is working towards making banks provide clearer and more accessible information on how to close accounts. ...

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Financial planning

A major industry superannuation fund has claimed banks and ‘for profit’ superannuation funds are incapable of acting in member’s best interests and should therefore be ve...

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Financial planning

Despite their tainted image, banks are not doing enough to win back consumers, according to a survey....

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