... gradually during the 1970s, but accelerated sharply in the early 1980s, stimulated largely by the public discussion surrounding the Committee of Inquiry into the Australian Financial System (the Campbell ... on the Stock Exchange, classified by industry In the first half of the decade, banks were among the most profitable companies listed on the Stock Exchange but, in the second half, they fell in the ... with the Code is now being monitored by the Australian Payments System Council; and • establishment of the Banking Industry Ombudsman in mid 1990 59 The Bank believes there is scope for further...