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Thursday, May 31, 2018
NAB interrogates customer who claims bank sent him broke
National Australia Bank has cross-examined a business customer who says he was sent to the wall when the bank pulled in his debts at the height of the global financial crisis.
Ross Dillon who ran National Music sold his house to put $300,000 into the business but the NAB clawed back all the proceeds to pay off his outstanding debts.
ABC's Peter Ryan says it's the first time a bank has aggressively defended its actions during the hearings.
Here's my story from The World Today
ASIC boss James Shipton says cancelling a financial services licence an option not taken lightly
ASIC chairman James Shipton confirms the regulator has the option of suspending or cancelling a financial services licence, but says it is not a unilateral or automatic power.
ABC's Peter Ryan says if ASIC wins tougher powers from the federal government, it would be truly seen as a tough corporate cop on the beat.
Listen to my coverage on this morning's AM
ABC's Peter Ryan says if ASIC wins tougher powers from the federal government, it would be truly seen as a tough corporate cop on the beat.
Listen to my coverage on this morning's AM
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Hotel developer says Bankwest harsh tactics during global financial crisis sent him broke
The financial services Royal Commission has been hearing about harsh tactics used by the Commonwealth Bank-owned Bankwest to pull in a hotel developer's business loan at the height of the global financial crisis.
The action by Bankwest to claw back loans has been described by developer Michael Doherty as a "cash grab" that ultimately sent him broke.
ABC's Peter Ryan says it's the latest evidence of banks playing hard at the time of the financial crisis.
Here's my report from The World Today
The action by Bankwest to claw back loans has been described by developer Michael Doherty as a "cash grab" that ultimately sent him broke.
ABC's Peter Ryan says it's the latest evidence of banks playing hard at the time of the financial crisis.
Here's my report from The World Today
Super timebomb? Australia's superannuation system outdated says landmark Productivity Commission report
Australia's superannuation system is an "unlucky lottery" for many members, with nest-eggs being eroded by unnecessary fees and underperforming funds.
A damning draft by the Productivity Commission out today says the $2.6 trillion industry created by Labor Prime Minister Paul Keating in 1992 now has major structural flaws.
Commission deputy chair Karen Chester tells ABC's Peter Ryan that workers should be given a single default account when they start their careers to eliminate multiple accounts and fees that run into billions of dollars each year.
Listen to my report from this morning's AM program where I speak with Productivity Commission deputy chair Karen Chester
Read my story from ABC News Online
Here's the Productivity Commission's draft report
Monday, May 28, 2018
Financial services ombudsman agrees widow needed more time to repay Suncorp loan
A grieving widow should have been given more time to repay her late husband's outstanding loans to Suncorp, the financial services Royal Commission has heard.
Philip Field from the Financial Ombudsman Service agreed in hindsight that giving Jennifer Low twelve to eighteen months to settle the loans was not realistic and that he should have contacted Suncorp to change the terms of the repayment.
Here's my report from The World Today
Philip Field from the Financial Ombudsman Service agreed in hindsight that giving Jennifer Low twelve to eighteen months to settle the loans was not realistic and that he should have contacted Suncorp to change the terms of the repayment.
Here's my report from The World Today
Racial discrimination proven in migrant worker exploitation case; Fair Work Ombudsman Natalie James cites "uncomfortable truth"
Two Malaysian workers of Chinese descent in Australia on temporary visas were deliberately exploited, underpaid and discriminated against by a Tasmanian hotel operator because of their race, a Federal Circuit Court judge has ruled.
Read my story on ABC News Online
The landmark outcome of action by the Fair Work Ombudsman's first racial discrimination litigation has seen the now former hotel operator fined a total of $211,104.
ABC's Peter Ryan speaks with Fair Work Ombudsman Natalie James who says it highlights "an uncomfortable truth" about the exploitation of migrant workers on 457 visas.
Read my story on ABC News Online
The landmark outcome of action by the Fair Work Ombudsman's first racial discrimination litigation has seen the now former hotel operator fined a total of $211,104.
ABC's Peter Ryan speaks with Fair Work Ombudsman Natalie James who says it highlights "an uncomfortable truth" about the exploitation of migrant workers on 457 visas.
Fair Work Ombudsman v Yenida Pty Ltd |
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