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Westpac admits to failures

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
On Friday, Westpac filed its defence in the Federal Court in relation to proceedings brought by AUSTRAC regarding alleged breaches of anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing laws. "Westpac accepts the gravity of the issues raised by the ...

Road to recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... spending is expected to continue, same as government investing. So, things like infrastructure spending at the state and federal level will be very positive." Allen said that while it is obvious international tourism will be one of the last sectors to ...

Chief economist update: Powell blamed for fall on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... overnight. The Wall Street Journal published: "The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 500 points Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said further stimulus could be needed to support the economy's recovery from the coronavirus-induced ...

Investors pile into companies on life support

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... the cushioning effect of the RBA cutting rates and injecting funds in the market with targeted programs as well as the Federal Government's JobKeeper program." He argues the pandemic's true teeth will be revealed once the JobKeeper supplement ...

APRA releases fund-level ERS data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... application resumed as of yesterday after having been paused to allow for enhancement of ATO systems and to assist an Australian Federal Police investigation into instances of fraud. Applications made via the ATO on Friday, May 8 have already been passed ...

Trust in big four improves

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... industries in Australia. Banking ranked 13 th of the 17 industries measured, with only social media, the media and the Federal Government lagging behind.

ASIC delivers thinly veiled warning

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... currently legally pursuing Mayfair 101 alleging that the investment manager misled consumers in its advertising, with the Federal Court already restricting how the company can advertise. Mayfair's use of Google Ad Words meant that when consumers ...

ASIC releases weekly regulatory tracker

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... links to legislative instruments (including rules, determinations and waivers) made by ASIC which are published on the Federal Register of Legislation, and information about instruments which provide relief to individual entities where this is related ...

QSuper not to appeal AFCA win

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
The $110 billion superannuation fund has decided to not appeal a Federal Court order upholding an AFCA decision but says it creates further obligations for superannuation trustees. In April, QSuper's board appealed unsuccessfully to the Federal ...

AFP investigates ERS scams

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
The Australian Federal Police are investigating a small number of scams in relation to the government's Early Release of Super scheme. The Australian Taxation Office said measures designed to protect the integrity of the early access to super scheme ...