Why rigging of the bank bill swap rate hurts everyone
Mar 09, 2016 04:55 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Former ANZ chief Mike Smith remains as a non-executive advisor to the banks board. Sam Cardwell/AAP ANZ Banks alleged manipulation of the bank bill swap reference rate (BBSW) is Australias version of the LIBOR...
Where do the 2016 candidates stand on contraception?
Mar 08, 2016 23:54 pm UTC| Health Politics Law
Access to safe and effective birth control is part of health care for tens of millions of Americans. The vast majority of Americans view birth control as morally acceptable, and make sharp distinctions between approval for...
Why is it so difficult to rein in Wall Street?
Mar 08, 2016 23:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Reforming Wall Street has become a key issue in the ongoing presidential primaries. Bernie Sanders in particular has used his rivals close ties to the financial industry, including speaking fees and political donations,...
Can you sue if someone posts an unflattering photo of you on social media?
Mar 08, 2016 23:46 pm UTC| Law
Open your Twitter or Instagram account and chances are good somewhere in there you may see an unflattering photo of a stranger. Its become increasingly common to share pictures of people we dont know online. And it...
The most damaging gateway to hard drugs? Drugs policy itself
Mar 08, 2016 10:39 am UTC| Health Law
There is only one certainty about drugs if you dont use them, you wont get addicted. Everything else we know about how and why people develop problems with drugs remains uncertain or at least up for debate. Forty years...
Our electricity network regulation is in trouble
Mar 08, 2016 04:36 am UTC| Law
Want to check if Australias utility regulation is working? To highlight the problems, you need look no further than the recent decisions by the Australian Competition Tribunal on four electricity network...
ASIC v ANZ rate rigging case will be one of epic proportions
Mar 08, 2016 01:28 am UTC| Law
Regardless of your view of the track record of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the regulator has the timing right in launching a civil legal action against ANZ Bank. ASIC would not have...
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