Government inquiries (297 items)

CBA can't take a trick. Two years after misplacing tapes containing customer data destined for destruction, a snafu quietly dealt with by the relevant regulators, the bank has had to reassure customers that all is well. read more

As the royal commission into banking misconduct continues, the New Zealand Financial Markets Authority and the Reserve Bank have asked the CEOs of the country's Australian-owned banks to prove they are better behaved than their Australian parents. read more

Any bank wanting to make a submission longer than 35 pages to the financial services royal commission will need to persuade commissioner Kenneth Hayne why they need more. read more

All four big banks must respond to a litany of proposed findings of amoral conduct in connection with their financial advice businesses, outlined by counsel assisting Rowena Orr on Friday at the royal commission on misconduct in banking. read more

Embattled financial adviser Sam Henderson appears to have lost the public support of one of his key investors after a leading Australian adviser network yesterday moved to distance its operations from the Henderson Maxwell business. read more

The Treasurer has suggested that past lapses by APRA and ASIC are issues that will be delved into by the Royal Commissioner "at some point in time". read more

Despite a flurry of unflattering revelations at the Hayne Royal Commission, tarnishing the reputation of high-profile financial adviser Sam Henderson, one point that was missed is that he sold his business into a larger advisory network last year, one that has Italian financial giant Azimut as its major backer. read more

Kieran Forde, head of wealth solutions and partnerships at Australian and New Zealand Banking Group, was asked to give evidence about improper conduct by five financial advisers to the Hayne Royal Commission. read more

A NAB adviser forged clients' initials on documents after the fact, and asked a colleague to witness their signatures, an action discovered during a random audit. The adviser was sacked within two days for misconduct, but neither ASIC nor professional bodies were told. read more

AMP's share price sunk to its lowest level in six years on Monday as the Hayne Royal Commission delved further into weaknesses in the company's financial planning and risk management practices. read more

While AMP's governance crisis is focusing public attention on whether group chair Catherine Brenner should pull up stumps, it is also turning the spotlight on the company's superannuation trustee arrangements. read more