If ASIC gets its way and ‘conduct risk’ is regulated, banks might get serious about systematic problems.
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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.
While the Obama Administration vociferously disagrees, Trade Promotion Authority opens the door to watering down financial reform.
With rates on the way down the problem of runaway property investing has been left to the regulator APRA. But regulators should not be used as agents of short-term government policy.
Super funds are being asked to improve board governance, and their starting point should be to consider stamping out multiple directorships.
The Dodd-Frank Act is the Obama Administration’s cornerstone financial reform legislation, but even after several years it remains only partially implemented and subject to collective shrugs and head-scratching…
Regulating bitcoin and digital currencies is hard, but tackling currency exchanges may be the answer.
There are simple solutions to prevent more financial scandals in Australia - the question is, will the government take them up?
The clear case of regulatory capture in Australia’s financial system is grounds for a new oversight body.
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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 St George's, University of London
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Head of Department of Economics, Finance & Accounting, Brunel University of London
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Associate Professor of Quantitative Marketing and Analytics, Binghamton University, State University of New York; Indiana University
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PhD Candidate, Political Science, McMaster University
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Vice Chancellor's Fellow at Victoria University and Adjunct Professor of Economics, Victoria University
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