Working Groups

Purpose: The Working Group would be aimed at increasing the efficiency of regulation in the financial system.

Working Group Owner: Craig Evans

Purpose: Ensure ABA members are aware of latest best practice in sanctions compliance.

Working Group Owner: Emily Gamaroff

Purpose: This group will oversee ABA’s work on mitigating and responding to scams, including engagement with ASIC and AFCA, consumer education, staff training and coordination with AusPayNet scams strategy.

Working Group Owner: Merric Foley

Purpose: To identify, analyse, evaluate and monitor security trends, issues and events and produce guidelines to manage the threats that pose a risk of harm to staff and customers, and disruption of operations and loss of assets.

Working Group Owner: Michelle Jakubauskas

Purpose: A forum for the exchange of information on physical security between member banks and police.

Working Group Owner: Michelle Jakubauskas

Purpose: To provide high level guidance and advice on banking issues for small business customers and to identify emerging risks and opportunities for industry reputation.

Working Group Owner: Craig Evans

Purpose: Provide high level guidance and advice on taxation issues impacting industry. To assist in the preparation of industry submissions on tax to government, regulators and other stakeholders.

Working Group Owner: Mitchell Frater-Baird

Purpose: This WG is for testing purpose only.

Purpose: Meets four times a year for one hour – via teleconference to discuss current prudential issues.

Working Group Owner: Craig Evans

Purpose: Consultation with members relating to Unfair Contract Terms legislation affecting business (eg. small business) customers

Working Group Owner: Steve Blinkhorn

Purpose: Considers industry responses for customers who may be experiencing vulnerability. Current work includes industry guidance on preventing financial abuse, elder abuse and family domestic and violence.

Working Group Owner: Melissa Clare