20 June 2025
The Hon Andrew Leigh MP, Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury, addressed last Thursday’s BCCM CEO Roundtable.
His remarks on the Government’s recognition that co-ops and mutuals can help boost competition in key parts of the economy including financial services, were reported in Banking Day.
PS, in a personal connection, Dr Leigh shared that his grandfather helped establish a co-op during the Great Depression.
Read more in this article on potential federal reforms to mutual bank regulation: Feds set to cooperate on ‘proportional regulation’ (Banking Day).
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