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Chief economist update: Coronavirus causes equity market correction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
"Coronavirus spreads to 33 countries in nine days" "The coronavirus crisis has deepened over the weekend, with the number of countries affected climbing past 60 and the death toll hitting 3000." So goes another grim headline from Associated Press which ...

Unsatisfied HESTA members head for exit

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... group were so disappointed with the outcome of the meeting that they're leaving the fund. Healthy Futures is an organisation of health professionals who want to address the damaging health effects of climate change. Healthy Futures co-founder Kate ...

Queensland adviser barred from industry

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
A Queensland-based financial adviser has been permanently banned and an AFS licence canned, after the corporate watchdog found he had procured loans for his own use from SMSF clients. ASIC has banned William John Henry Houwing, also known as Jack Houwing ...

Chief economist update: Who's afraid of COVID-19?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... for your health - mortal and financial - given the virus' seemingly exponential spread. The latest World Health Organisation (WHO) data show that there are now 79,331 confirmed cases of infections (97.4% in China) across 29 countries with 2595 dead. ...

SMSF Association reaffirms ATO partnership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
The ATO and SMSF Association have extended their strategic partnership that enables ATO employees to be seconded to the SMSFA to gain greater understanding of the SMSF sector. ATO deputy commissioner of superannuation James O'Halloran joined SMSF Association ...

APRA introduces annual stress-testing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
Authorised deposit-taking institutions are in need of ongoing improvement in stress testing for all entities, according to APRA's review of 28 ADIs. The regulator said all ADIs should review their internal stress testing frameworks after the findings ...

Bell FG appoints director, releases FY results

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
Bell Financial Group has appointed an industry veteran as a non-executive director to its board, effective immediately. Christine Feldmanis adds the role to her already impressive resume; currently serving as a director of Perpetual Equity Investment ...

Tax chiefs crack down on tax evasion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
Leaders from five international tax organisations came together in Sydney to review their work in fighting against transnational tax crime, revealing recent action against a global financial institution. The Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) ...

SMSFs interrupted in 2019: SuperConcepts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
In providing a technical update, SuperConcepts general manager of technical services Peter Burgess has said many of the reforms set to impact SMSFs proposed last year are still yet to eventuate. Speaking at the 2020 SMSF Association conference, Burgess ...

McGrathNicol launches cyber protection tool

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... cyber security expertise. The service analyses patterns of behaviour from "multiple sources" at each device on an organisation's network, allowing the business to take a "risk-based" view of anything alarming. It also collects evidence in real-time ...