Banks demand bail-out protection

By James Eyers
Updated August 30 2014 - 9:08am, first published 8:52am

Australia's largest banks have warned the Financial System Inquiry that forcing their creditors to wear losses in a crisis could see the banking sector downgraded by ratings agencies, face increasing funding costs across the economy and potentially exacerbate a downturn.

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