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Australia lax in fighting financial crime

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
Australia's passive response and disparate approach in combatting financial crime, particularly anti-money laundering, requires a more holistic approach, according to a panel of compliance and security experts. ANZ financial crime risk professional ...

Macquarie Atlas Roads farewells chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
The chief executive of Macquarie Atlas Roads (MQA) will step down after eight years in the role. Peter Trent is exiting the role in February 2018 to be succeeded by current Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation (MIC) chief executive James Hooke. Following ...

Rising star scores major absolute return mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
An asset manager established in 2016 by Credit Suisse veterans has won an absolute return mandate shortly after receiving a superior rating from SQM Research. Dalton Street Capital, led by co-founders Alan Sheen and Nick Selvaratnam, will manage an ...

Magellan soars past $1.5bn for massive IPO

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
Magellan's new listed investment trust (LIT) has raised $1.55 billion ahead of listing on the ASX next week - representing one of the largest IPOs for a listed investment vehicle. The Magellan Global Trust represents the next phase of Magellan's ongoing ...

Advisers back higher education standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
... still expect a major fallout from those who choose to close shop than adopt incoming educational reforms. "They are more than fair. A consumer has a right to an expectation of a standard of education when they engage with a financial planner," Excellence ...

NAB launches customer chatbot app

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... lending of less than $3 million. NAB chief legal and commercial counsel Sharon Cook said: "The importance of a simple and fair contract cannot be underestimated. We've been simplifying across all areas of the bank and these changes are industry-leading." ...

Prime accounts called into question by auditor

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... address three key issues: first, Prime confirmed the annual accounts comply with relevant accounting standards and give a fair and true view of the company's financial position. Second, the directors confirmed that while changes were made to the ESP ...

Trump-flation returns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... Trump's earlier promises into paper and is based on Trump's "four principles for tax reform: First, make the tax code simple, fair and easy to understand. Second, give American workers a pay raise by allowing them to keep more of their hard-earned paychecks. ...

Industry body questions AFCA funding model

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... each sector of the finance industry will be required to fund AFCA it is important that each does not pay more than their fair share." The AIST will also raise concerns about appeal rights in the new body, calling out how under the Bill, parties to a ...

CBA climate risk court case abandoned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... courts alleged that by not disclosing the risks climate change poses, the bank failed to provide shareholders with a true and fair view of its financial position and performance, as required by law. One week after the claim was filed; CBA published its ...