Young Ambassadors on The Banking and Finance Oath’s Program have spoken about how the Royal Commission highlighted the need to focus on “professionalism” and “ethics” as a way of restoring community trust.
Here three of the ambassadors for the BFO, which is partnering with FINSIA to drive standards of ethical professionalism in financial services, give their views.
Sarah Valente, who works at ANZ with the Fixed Income Trading Team in Sydney, said: “Given the current scrutiny of the banking industry I feel it is my duty to commence my banking journey with solid understanding of ethics and to have core practices in place that I can draw on at all times.
“I hope that the Program can build upon the foundational knowledge I gained throughout my university studies and can shine a unique light on the importance of ethics in the banking industry post the Hayne Royal Commission.
“I envision that in a post-Hayne world we see ethics embedded into…