Royal Commission

Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Finance Sector – Consumer Action submission part 2

Consumer Action Law Centre has published part 2 of its submission to the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Finance Sector today. The submission draws on the experience of the Centre assisting Victorians through legal advice and representation, and financial counselling.

The submission identifies various drivers of misconduct or conduct falling below community standards and expectations, including:

  • sales cultures, and the complexity of financial services
  • misaligned incentives (including remuneration and commissions)
  • inadequate supervision of third party distributors
  • delays in regulatory reform
  • regulator powers and resources
  • inadequate laws and avoidance practices

The submission also analyses the effectiveness of consumer redress mechanisms, including

  • complaints and external dispute resolution
  • uncompensated losses
  • regulator remediation programs
  • courts and class actions
  • access to financial counselling and legal assistance.

Download Part 2 of our submission here [PDF] or view below.

Part 1 of our submission is available here

 

Note: A new version of this document has been issued 08/02/2018. There are no content changes, only cosmetic.

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