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55% of Australian home loans have an offset account. But they can be difficult to navigate, set up and monitor – and they’re not a good deal for everyone.
Even if tougher rules are brought in, Australia’s corporate watchdog will need far more resources to properly audit the auditors.
Auditors are paid to hold governments and businesses accountable – and protect our money. So what’s going on with these latest allegations of secret wrongdoing?
In the next two months, expect to see some big changes at the ASX. But there’s a lot more to do to tackle its ‘systemic, long-standing and deeply embedded’ problems.
The head of the corporate watchdog says this court case ‘will be studied by directors, executive management and their advisers for years to come’. Here’s why.
Yes, these exclusions are in the fine print of most policies. But with thousands now facing bills for cancelled plans – is this fair? And what can you do about it?
The regulator is concerned unsophisticated investors are being attracted to products that carry great risk of financial loss.
One in five super funds are leaving members to make high-stakes decisions about retirement alone.
As millions of Qantas customers’ data hit the dark web, a corporate watchdog has warned financial services firms about sending work – and customers’ data – overseas.
The need to better protect consumers was raised years ago in the banking royal commission. So why does it feel like we are back here again?
Consumers are often willing to pay more for eco-friendly products – but are they getting what they paid for?
In a market where milliseconds matter, even a minor error can have major consequences. But this latest mistake shows the ASX faces a credibility crisis.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is set allow all competition to the ASX.
An ex-financial adviser shares her tips on spotting dodgy advice, as thousands of people wait to see if they’ll lose more than $1 billion in super.
Regulators suspect some social media accounts have broken the law by giving unlicensed financial advice. Here’s how to avoid them.
The cost and red tape involved in preparing to list a company on the Australian stock market can deter businesses from listing.
Excessive delays and hurdles are rife in Australia’s A$4 trillion superannuation industry’s death benefits system. There should be consequences for failure.
It might be time to go back to a simpler approach, when one set of rules applied to all consumer credit products.
The regulator is worried that risks may be lurking in less transparent private markets.
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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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Associate Professor - Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, Macquarie University
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Professor of Law, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Law (consumer protections and credit law), The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor of Law, University of New England
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MinterEllison Professor of Risk and Regulation, UNSW Law; Director, Centre for Law Markets and Regulation, UNSW Law, UNSW
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Lecturer in Corporations Law and Regulation of Corporate Misconduct, The University of Queensland
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Emeritus Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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