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Fines galore as State targets greedy lenders

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Reckless lenders will be slapped with hefty fines according to a proposed law that seeks to regulate all providers of financial products and services.

The Financial Markets Conduct Bill 2018, which Treasury hopes will inject discipline into the financial sector, is also deliberately tailored to convince lawmakers to drop their hard stance on the interest rate cap.

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