There's no evidence behind the strategies banks are using to police behaviour and pay
- Written by Elizabeth Sheedy, Associate Professor - Financial Risk Management, Macquarie University
APRA’s investigation into the Commonwealth Bank’s culture is starting to look at how it compensates employees, and whether that incentivises bad behaviour. In fact, my research has shown that cash bonuses are at least partly responsible for the scandals plaguing the financial services industry.
But there isn’t good evidence...
