Month: February 2021

Have the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Banking floundered or stalled, with no intent to remedy the evil of their ways?

Whilst the recent ABC article by Daniel Ziffer has merit, like many mainstream media reports these days, they are somewhat limited in scope, depth and lacking teeth – scratching at only the surface. A bit like what the RCB did. Proper investigative journalism seems to be a dwindling art form aided by the decay in

Banking royal commission recommendations flounder, two years on

By Daniel Ziffer Billions of dollars were stolen. Dead customers were charged. Worthless products were sold to millions. Key points: The final report of the Banking Royal Commission was released two years ago Of its 76 recommendations, only about one-third have come into law Some key protections have been downgraded or abandoned Two years ago,