Industry sources said discussions about how to create a more “professional” banking industry are proceeding slowly as banks adopt a conservative approach to reform as the royal commission continues. Discussions about the council have been broadened to include regional and customer-owned banks, and Finsia, a not-for-profit industry standards body pushing the council, is talking to banks about creating an independent monitoring panel that would report on how the new council’s standards are being implemented.
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