2 The government also abolished the capping of interest rates charged by companies in order to allow for added competition. This move has seen service penetration, particularly in the insurance sub-sector rise up considerably while costs charged by companies have gone down. The financial services have growingly become affordable to majority of Australians as more people today continue to seek for house loans and other security services. However, Australia’s position comparatively lags behind in the region as well as compared to other countries with similar economic size to Australia’s. Currently there are industry players of almost the same magnitude which have continued to effectively compete against each other in quest for establishing strong market leadership. The government has established regulations that ensure healthy competition between players as well as protection of consumer interests and rights.