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The Wash Up from the Royal Commission. Part 4 in a 4 part series – “This is the Royal Commission we had to have”

This fourth and final article reviews the tumultuous last six months and looks to the future as we await Commissioner [...]

The Wash Up from the Royal Commission. Part 3 in a 4 part series – “How Macquarie gave the big four a lesson in banking”

Part III in this four part series the “Wash up from the Royal Commission” looks at how the CBA, ANZ, [...]

The Wash Up from the Royal Commission. Part 2 in a 4 part series – “How NAB lost its way”

Part II in this four part series is based on my 25 years in NAB’s frontline business, corporate and retail [...]

The Wash Up from the Royal Commission. Part 1 in a 4 part series – “How much responsibility should the Chairman & CEO bear for NAB’s plight?” NAB’s

Very few saw the Royal Commission steam train coming. Australia is indebted to Commissioner Kenneth Hayne and his team for [...]

Will the new Banking Code of Practice make any difference to SMEs?

The ABA has just released its new and improved Code of Banking Practice, the fourth version since 1993. But bank [...]

Code of Lending Practice launched by fintech SME lenders

Fintech lenders Capify, GetCapital, Moula, OnDeck, Prospa and Spotcap have collaborated with the Australian Finance Industry Association, the Australian Small [...]

Prospa, ASIC & the conundrum of Unfair Contract Terms law

The aborted Prospa IPO raises questions not just about the online SME lender’s compliance with UCT but also ASIC’s role [...]

Prospa IPO exposes lack of transparency in the unregulated non-bank SME lending market.

Prospa’s impressive growth trajectory is set to receive a boost when it becomes Australia’s first online small business lender to [...]

Will the bank chairmen step up, step down or be sacked?

Scott Morrison says bank boards need to step up, but maybe it would be better if they actually stepped down, [...]

How the fall out from the Royal Commission will affect you

I got it wrong when I predicted the Royal Commission wouldn’t amount to much. As a hardened 25 year career [...]

Improving transparency in the fintech business lending market

theBankDoctor, Kate Carnell & Fintech Australia have published a detailed report on improving transparency in the fintech business lending sector. [...]

What Australia’s bank leaders can learn from Amazon’s Jeff Bezos.

Amazon is well on the way to its goal of conquering the modern commercial world. The e-commerce, logistics, media and [...]

The other reason for removal of ATM fees

ATMs are going the way of letterboxes and public phone booths. Emails are replacing letters, mobiles phones are replacing public [...]

The APRA Inquiry creates the opportunity for CBA to turn from laggard to leader in culture and governance.

A truism learned from a career inside and outside banking is “you may win a battle with a bank but [...]

Shining a light on the SME fintech lending market

theBankDoctor.org, Kate Carnell, the Australian Small Business & Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) & Danielle Szetho, CEO of the industry association [...]