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Article

21 Nov 2017

Author:
Professor David Kinley, Sydney University

How Much Do Banks Owe Us?

We’ve lost our trust in banks. No longer boringly prudent and safe, banks and bankers are increasingly seen as greedy, mollycoddled and self-serving. I want to show how banks can regain our trust and their own legitimacy. A fair as well as a prosperous financial system benefits not just the standing of banks; more importantly it boosts the wealth of our economies, the health of our societies and the well-being of each one of us. But if we are to reinvest our faith in banks, they must earn it by delivering on their promise. That much they owe us...

This talk was given by Professor David Kinley at a TEDx event.