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1. Prudential regulation
What are we trying to achieve?
Safety and integrity, where consumers trust their money is safe
and the industry has their best interests at heart
A stable and resilient financial system
2. Tax reform
The tax system must promote economic growth by maximising
access to finance, facilitating competitive funding, supporting small
and medium businesses, encouraging saving and borrowing and
promoting investment and innovation.
Five criteria for a good tax system:
Growing revenue base to fund government
Internationally competitive to attract investment
Efficient, with low collection costs and difficult to avoid
Fairness, with tax paid reflecting economic benefit
Non-distorting and neutral for allocation of funds to different
sectors
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3. Technological change
Internet and mobile technology is transforming the way we live and
work.
Opportunities for greater efficiency and emergence of new delivery
channels and products, increased choice, lower cost and greater
convenience for consumers.
Challenges from disruptive innovations, new business models, new
players, new products which can erode activities of established
business models.
Regulators must adapt to more rapid change.
Technological change is progress and must be embraced.
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Building blocks are sound, with high quality legal and regulatory
infrastructure, political stability, excellent human capital, deregulated
markets, large funds management industry.
There is strong political support for Sydney as a regional finance
centre.
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