Australia


Australian liberalisation has moved into reverse


Australian liberalisation has moved into reverse

October 2010

(Part 2 of 2) Conversation with John Howard, former prime minister, Australia (1996 to 2007) on stimulus spending in a crisis - state government debt - Australian identity and the immigration issue - reform and competition


Australian liberalisation has moved into reverse


Australian liberalisation has moved into reverse

October 2010

(Part 1 of 2) Conversation with John Howard, former prime minister, Australia (1996 to 2007) on monetary policy and economic openness - Australia and the global economy - relations with China and the US - Australian banks


Australia’s Clitheroe: “Financial literacy and financial advocacy are two different things”


Australia’s Clitheroe: “Financial literacy and financial advocacy are two different things”

July 2009

(Part 3 of 3) Conversation with Paul Clitheroe, Chairman of the Australian Government Financial Literacy Board, and founder of ipac Securities

Board liability in mis-selling - sales structures: commission vs salary - greater fee and product disclosure needed


Australia’s Clitheroe: “Financial literacy and financial advocacy are two different things”


Australia’s Clitheroe: “Financial literacy and financial advocacy are two different things”

July 2009

(Part 2 of 3) Conversation with Paul Clitheroe, Chairman of the Australian Government Financial Literacy Board, and founder of ipac Securities

Structuring financial literacy programmes - consolidating regulation and consumer representation - knowledge is more powerful than regulation


Australia’s Clitheroe: “Financial literacy and financial advocacy are two different things”


Australia’s Clitheroe: “Financial literacy and financial advocacy are two different things”

July 2009

(Part 1 of 3) Conversation with Paul Clitheroe, Chairman of the Australian Government Financial Literacy Board, and founder of ipac Securities

Building a national financial literacy strategy - balancing knowledge and regulation


ANZ’s Mike Smith: “We may still walk away from the RBS Asian franchise.”


ANZ’s Mike Smith: “We may still walk away from the RBS Asian franchise.”

June 2009

(Part 1 of 2) Conversation with Mike Smith, CEO, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ)
strategy – organic growth – organic franchise – domestic market – Asian expansion – legacy