Mike Taylor

The evidence about the conduct of senior Commonwealth public servants provided to the Robodebt Royal Commission is both astonishing and disturbing.

In another push for scale in the medium-sized banking arena, Heritage Bank and People’s Choice Credit Union have entered into a non-binding agreement to explore a merger. The two customer-owned entities announced the possibility of a transaction today, noting that...

The acquisition of Afterpay by US payments company Square Inc is being measured as the largest transaction of its type in Australia, delivering to its Aussie founders a multi-billion-dollar windfall. But for Square, the acquisition represents a shortcut. That shortcut...

The banking group, which only weeks ago announced its intention of staying in New Zealand, announced it will sell its Westpac Life-NZ-Limited arm to Fidelity Life Assurance and enter into an exclusive 15-year agreement for the distribution of life insurance...

With competition heating up between financial services technology providers and some research houses, the company which provides key funds manager identifier codes, APIR Systems, has launched a new product to help clients deal with Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO). Following...

It is crucial that Australian Government policymakers and regulators move to encourage competition between larger mobile payment and digital wallet providers and new market entrants, according to one of Australia’s key accounting bodies, CPA Australia. In a submission to the...