HALISTER1: Lowe Calls for ‘Accountabilty’ Amid Money-Laundering Scandal

Lowe Calls for ‘Accountabilty’ Amid Money-Laundering Scandal

(Bloomberg) -- Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Philip Lowe speaks to the House Economics Committee in Melbourne.
  • While declining to comment directly on the allegations against Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Lowe tells committee that anti- money laundering laws are important.
  • There “needs to be accountability through the courts and internally through the organization”
  • Lowe notes that trust on the banking sector has been strained, and that for too long the focus has been on sales and not on service
  • Related Story: Narev Grilled Over Money Laundering as Record Profit Ignored
To contact the reporter on this story: Edward Johnson in Sydney at ejohnson28@bloomberg.net

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