Government Inquiries

• Ian Rogers

Banks may be encouraged to pilot 'tracker mortgages' if the government takes up a proposal from the House of Representatives Economics Committee. read more

• Lynn Grieveson

The New Zealand government has announced an inquiry into the retail banking market, with a focus on barriers to entry for competitors, the ability to switch banks easily and openness to new technology.. read more

• John Kavanagh

Kenneth Hayne, who led the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, believes the broad findings in his report need to be applied by Australian b.. read more

• Ian Rogers

The use of third party debt collectors under Centrelink’s ‘Robodebt’ debt collections schemes form part of the Terms of Reference for a royal commission into this scandal. read more

• Lynn Grieveson

Reserve Bank of NZ governor Adrian Orr is under fire both from previous RBNZ governors and senior staff, and from politicians calling for an independent review into the central bank’s performance in r.. read more

• Ian Rogers

Carolyn Wilkins, a former senior deputy governor of the Bank of Canada will lead the review of the Reserve Bank of Australia, the terms of which were announced yesterday by the treasurer, Jim Chalmers.. read more

• John Kavanagh

A parliamentary review of housing affordability has revisited the question of whether superannuation savings should be put towards a home purchase, recommending that first home buyers be allowed to us.. read more

• John Kavanagh

The Senate Economics Legislation Committee has released the results of its inquiry into two Hayne-related bills recommending that the bills be passed without amendment. read more

• John Kavanagh

The misconduct that came to light at the Hayne royal commission continues to hang over the banking industry, with consumer’s level of trust in Australian banks among the lowest in the world. read more

• George Lekakis

The Morrison government is set to pull the website of Commissioner Kenneth Hayne’s 2018 inquiry into misconduct across the financial services industry even though many of his recommendations are not y.. read more

• George Lekakis

Longstanding victims of crimes and professional misconduct in the financial services industry are hoping that 2022 will be the year that federal lawmakers finally deliver for their decade-long battle.. read more

• Bernard Kellerman

Treasury has announced the terms of reference of the taskforce into the impact of regional and remote branch closures. read more

• Ian Rogers

A Regional Banking Taskforce has been established by the Morrison Government “to assess the impact of bank branch closures on regional communities."  read more

• George Lekakis

During a hearing of the parliamentary committee reviewing digital payments, a Treasury official was grilled about the decision to appoint King & Wood Mallesons partner Scott Farrell to lead the in.. read more

• George Lekakis

The prospects for an informed public debate on the future of digital payments look dim, if the hearings of a parliamentary committee on Monday can be taken as a guide. read more

• Tom Ravlic

ASIC’s recent announcement of the CDPP’s decision to not pursue further action in relation to the ’buyer of last resort’ case played out before the royal commission further confirms that Kenneth Hayne.. read more

• Bernard Kellerman

A Senate committee will examine the "relative sophistication" of Australia's regulations of cryptocurrencies and digital assets, compared to approaches taken in similar jurisdictions, among a raft of.. read more

• John Kavanagh

The commercial relationships between providers of mobile payment services and financial services providers will be the core issue in an parliamentary committee inquiry into mobile payment and digital.. read more

• Tom Ravlic

The history of how the 2018 banking royal commission came about is just as relevant today for understanding who and what the government is listening to regarding specific recommendations from the comm.. read more

• John Kavanagh

It was inevitable that the Morrison government’s acceptance of Kenneth Hayne’s call for stricter adherence to financial services law and a stronger regulatory approach would wane at some point. read more