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Hayne holds fire, but the banks' day of reckoning is coming

  • Written by Andrew Linden, Sessional Lecturer, PhD (Management) Candidate, School of Management, RMIT University
Hayne holds fire, but the banks' day of reckoning is comingPutting people rather than profits at the centre of banking culture is possible, but difficult.Shutterstock

The evidence presented in the first four rounds of the Royal Commission into Banking and Financial Services was harrowing.

It would be a mistake to think the appalling misbehaviour uncovered so easily by the Commission was unconnected, just a...

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