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Pro tip for Australia's banks: imagine you are in Canada

  • Written by Pat McConnell, Visiting Fellow, Macquarie University Applied Finance Centre, Macquarie University
Pro tip for Australia's banks: imagine you are in CanadaCanadian bank boards are bigger, much bigger. It means they can deal with what's in front of them.Shutterstock

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