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Thank you for the opportunity to appear alongside our friends and colleagues at COBA today. The Cash Distribution Framework Bills are a critical step to provide security to the long-term availability of cash in Australia. Our written submission sets out our position in detail. Today I will focus on a few key points. The banking industry is committed to ensuring that Australians who… Read more »
Check against delivery Thank you, Chair, and members of the Committee, for the opportunity to appear today. Improving productivity is one of the defining economic challenges facing Australia, and many developed economies. Productivity ultimately determines whether real wages rise, whether Australia remains an attractive place to invest, and whether the next generation is better off… Read more »
ABA CEO Simon Birmingham delivered the following introductory remarks ahead of a panel on the value of banking to the Australian economy, launching new Mandala research, at the 2026 ABA Banking Conference. Our piece of work that has been released today, Mandala providing the intellectual backdrop and analysis to support us in this, the essential… Read more »
Good afternoon and thank you to the Trans-Tasman Business Circle for the invitation to speak today. I want to welcome you all here today for this event and the critically important subject I will be talking about, the emerging contribution gap between Australia’s domestically domiciled company and the rise of big tech. It is a timely moment to take stock. In… Read more »
Good morning, Chair and members of the committee. Australian banks are committed to responsible lending rules, APRA requirements, and the Banking Code of Practice to protect consumers purchasing a home. Owning a home is central to the Australian way of life, and banks are committed to supporting first home buyers. In the last five years,… Read more »
Enhancing Corporate Integrity in Banking: The Royal Commission has had a profound and enduring effect on the structure, culture and operation of banking in this country, forever searing in their minds the high cost of misconduct to reputation, brand and shareholder value.
‘Unquestionably good’ means going above and beyond the expectations of customers with products, services and, importantly, behavior.
A speech by ABA CEO Anna Bligh to the NSW Far Writers’ Lunch
Speech by Anna Bligh, Chief Executive of the Australian Banking Association, to the Sydney launch of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority.
Speech by Anna Bligh, Chief Executive of the Australian Banking Association, to the FINSIA 2018 Summit about earning back trust and the role of self regulation.
Speech by Anna Bligh, Chief Executive of the Australian Banking Association, to the COSBOA Vodafone National Small Business Summit.
Transcript of Anna Bligh’s Opening Address to the Competition in Banking Conference, Melbourne Business School, 6 June 2018.
Speech by Anna Bligh, Chief Executive of the Australian Banking Association, to the Thomson Reuters Australian Regulatory Summit.
Speech by Anna Bligh, Chief Executive of the Australian Banking Association, to the Australian Financial Review’s 2018 Banking and Wealth Summit.
Speech by Anna Bligh, Chief Executive of the Australian Banking Association, to the Financial Counsellors’ Association of Queensland Conference about improving the banking experience for customers.
Speech by Christine Cupitt, Executive Director – Policy at the Australian Bankers’ Association, to the Responsible Lending and Borrowing Summit on the new Banking Code of Practice.
Speech by Anna Bligh, Chief Executive of the Australian Banking Association, to the 5th National Elder Abuse Conference in Sydney.
Keynote presentation by Anna Bligh, Chief Executive of the Australian Bankers’ Association, to the Tax Institute on the Gold Coast.
Keynote address by Anna Bligh, Chief Executive of the Australian Bankers’ Association, at the Commonwealth Club of Adelaide.
Closing address by Anna Bligh, Chief Executive of the Australian Bankers’ Association, at the Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association conference in Melbourne.