The G20’s new rules on bank capital and liquidity further strengthen the case for an overhaul of domestic banking regulation.
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Let’s play bash the banks
Crikey Media Wrap: Joe Hockey and his “Hockeynomics” proposal calling for tighter banking regulation kicked off an almighty round of bash the banks, and now it seems everybody is joining in.
Mungo MacCallum: For Gillard, banks a perfect opportunity to get on with it
Julia Gillard is there to govern and must be seen to be doing so. To be — how should one put it? — moving forward. Banks may be providing her a perfect opportunity to do so.
Labor doesn’t have the guts to take on the banking cartel
Right on cue, the gouging bastards of the banking cartel are demonstrating exactly what Joe Hockey has been saying. Labor needs to get creative on banking regulation.
Hockey wins big from rate rise
Australian mortgage owners aren’t exactly chuffed by the RBA’s latest interest rate rise, but at least one man would be secretly happy: Joe Hockey. This rise provides a grand finale to his recent round of “Hockeynomics,” writes Lenore Taylor.
Essential: regulate the banks, say voters
Unsurprisingly, voters are dead keen on more banking regulation, according to the latest Essential Report.
Benson: Hockey is arguing like Labor a decade ago
Joe Hockey might not have perfectly articulated his attack on the banks last week, but Labor has no reason not to agree with him. Nearly ten years ago Stephen Conroy and Wayne Swan were arguing for the same thing - but more so, writes Simon Bensen.
ANZ’s Mike Smith is the problem … Hockey is offering solutions
The ANZ’s Mike Smith and Wayne Swan don’t want to acknowledge the reality that Joe Hockey’s banking regulation proposals are anything but “out there”. Just ask the IMF.
Political snippets: Nobody likes NSW Labor
The New South Wales state Labor Government is now being ranked by the pollsters as the most unpopular in polling history.
Hockey proves it doesn’t pay to take policy risks
Yet again serious policy is being overlooked in favour of the media’s obsession with personalities and internal politics. No wonder we have a reform drought.
What we can learn from Monopoly
Recently Julia Gillard and Joe Hockey have made noises about economic reform. For a reminder about the debate’s importance and the need for healthy industry-wide competition look no further than the lessons espoused by a popular board game. No prizes for guessing what it’s called.
Coming to terms with Joe Hockey
The media struggle to untangle two core components of Joe Hockey’s personality: his easygoing and affable personality and his doggedly determined political mindset, writes Nicole Love.
Joe’s formula: resist protectionism, forge reform
Joe Hockey has responded to Julia Gillard’s accusation of “economic Hansonism” by criticizing the government’s record and reiterating his views that marketing failures were caused largely by a lack of competition in the sector, reports David Uren.
Hockey to Labor: get serious about banking reform
Joe Hockey has outlined an ambitious reform agenda for banking regulation. Now over to the Treasurer. That’s you, Swanny.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: “Too big to bail” should be our regulatory motto
Crikey readers have their say.
Hockey on banks saying what Labor should be
While Joe Hockey gets a belting, officials are pointing out exactly the banking cartel problems he is talking about.
Lay off Joe, he makes total sense on banks
Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey was torn to shreds for making the most sensible suggestion regarding Australian banks that this nation has heard since the global financial crisis, writes author and blogger David Llewellyn-Smith.
Interest rates: Hockey just can’t get a handle on it
Joe Hockey, like many politicians, see banks as such as easy target. Sadly for Joe, while the highly profitable banks have much to be criticised for, he got his accusations completely wrong.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The taxing question about banks
Crikey readers have their say.
Hockey gets it right on banks
Joe Hockey may have stumbled on interest rate regulation this regulation, but he is right to call for a debate about the way we regulate the banks.
Political snippets: Banking on the bashed banks to return fire
Watching the captains of finance turning on the Liberal Party will be even more entertaining than miners savaging Labor.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The worst election ever
Crikey readers have their say.
Joe cut and pastes on commodity prices
Joe Hockey misses the point in his cut’n’paste effort today about our reliance on commodity prices. Australia has always ridden commodity booms. The real issue is the strength of the dollar.
Essential: Labor edges ahead – and voters want an NBN and carbon price
Essential Report’s latest poll shows the Coalition seriously at odds with voters over the NBN and a carbon price.
Maiden: The Bishop death stare strikes again
News that Andrew Robb was to challenge Julia Bishop for the Liberal deputy position had Canberra abuzz yesterday. But just hours later the story was crushed, as Bishop continues to live up to her cockroach nickname, writes Samantha Maiden.
