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Goldman Sachs realigns reporting structure

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
Global investment powerhouse Goldman Sachs has overnight announced new reporting structures for its financial results, in a move that will align the bank closer with its Wall Street peers. The changes come just a week short of the bank's fourth-quarter ...

Super fund invests in disability housing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... accommodation (SDA) for people with physical support needs, including features such as 24/7 disability support, emergency power, and structural provisions for the installation of ceiling hoists. The SDA apartments include one bedroom and one bathroom ...

Chief economist update: Australia burns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
What could have been a good start to the New Year for financial markets - the US and China are set to sign the "phase one" trade deal agreement on January 15 and Brexit has become less uncertain - marred by renewed war (the real war) tensions between ...

Google to pay ATO $481.5m

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... ATO is able to continue to pursue these issues and provide assurance to the community that we are doing everything in our power to protect Australia's tax base." It comes as countries around the world struggle to tackle the issue of taxation in the global ...

Market Forces takes aim at big banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... Agreement," said Market Forces research director Jack Bertolus. "This means committing to exit thermal coal mining and coal power generation in OECD countries like Australia by 2030, as Commonwealth Bank has already done." Market Forces lauded CBA for ...

18 misconceptions about FASEA code

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
An education provider has outlined 18 common misconceptions relating to the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority Code of Ethics, which comes into effect on January 1. Roger Patterson, whose company Blue Path provides FASEA exam preparation ...

APRA joins in on Westpac scrutiny

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
APRA has launched a formal investigation into Westpac for possible breaches of the Banking Act. The prudential regulator said the investigation will focus on the conduct that led to AUSTRAC launching its criminal charges against the bank over an alleged ...

Wealth manager launches new platform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2019
A Tasmania-based wealth manager has announced the launch of a new managed fund platform and appointed a custodian. MyState's wealth management business, TPT Wealth, has launched a new platform to provide managed fund investors with national digital ...

APRA slaps extra conditions on Avanteos

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
The prudential regulator has hit Colonial First State's Avanteos Investments with additional licence conditions for charging fees to thousands of dead superannuation members. The firm, which holds a Registrable Superannuation Entity license, charged ...

IOOF, ANZ transaction gets green light

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
... allow the purchase of OnePath Custodians and Oasis Funds Management comes from APRA after it was granted the legislative power to approve or refuse an application to own or control a registrable superannuation entity licensee in April this year. "APRA ...