Michael West: The case for a banking Royal Commission

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Find above investigative journalist, Michael West, pleading the case for a banking royal commission.

Over the past year, West has uncovered several examples of banking sector Skullduggery, including:

ANZ wins Fat Cat super fund gong once again

we Can: CBA targets 84-year-old widow

Macquarie’s junk yard dogs on the prowl

Our banks are beyond the law

Banks have outsourcing down to a fine art

It’s great to see that independent journalism is still alive (just).

Meanwhile, another banking scandal has come to light, with the major banks accused of granting inappropriate credit limits, possibly breaching responsible lending laws, according to The ABC (read here).

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.