Michael Waterhouse papers, 1979-1992

MLMSS 8429

fonds

1979-1992

404634

1.14 metres of textual material (7 boxes)

Michael Waterhouse, financial consultant who worked in, taught and wrote about the Australian banking industry. From 1968-1983 he worked for the Commonwealth Treasury advising on and developing Government policy relating to the financial system. He was seconded as a Senior Advisor to the Australian Financial System Inquiry (Campbell Committee), 1979-1981. Michael Waterhouse drafted ten chapters of that Committee's final report which contributed substantially to the deregulation of the Australian financial system in the mid 1980's. He joined Westpac in 1983 as a financial strategist and was the banks Chief Manager, Retail Strategies 1988-1992. Waterhouse played a significant role in establishing the Australian Banking Industry Ombudsman Scheme, 1989-1992, and represented the banks on the Schemes Council. He has written extensively on the Australian financial system and was a visiting scholar at the University of Western Sydney providing a course in Strategic Bank Management, 1997-1998.

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Michael Waterhouse papers, 1979-1992, related to the Australian Financial System Inquiry (Campbell Committee) and the Australian Banking Industry Ombudsman (ABIO) Scheme.

BOX 1
Includes papers regarding the Australian Financial System Inquiry (Campbell Committee), being published volumes: Parts1-4 of Commissioned Studies and Selected Papers, 1982. Michael Waterhouse was one of the four Senior Advisers to the Committee.

BOX 2
Australian Financial System Inquiry (Campbell Committee), transcripts of proceedings, 1979-1983

BOX 3
Australian Financial System Inquiry (Campbell Committee), transcripts of proceedings, 1979-1983

BOX 4
Australian Financial System Inquiry (Campbell Committee), related papers, 1979-1983, including submissions to the group from Westpac and the Australian Bankers’ Association

BOX 5
Papers regarding the Australian Banking Industry Ombudsman (ABIO) Scheme, including minutes of meetings of Council, 1989-1992

BOX 6
Minutes of meetings of ABIO Limited Council, with related papers, in spiral bound volumes 1991-1992

BOX 7
Minutes of meetings of ABIO Limited Council, with related papers, in spiral bound volumes 1991-1992

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