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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... outcome will induce an abrupt slowdown in short-term GDP growth, as businesses defer investment and consider changes to the legal and regulatory environment." Both agencies warned of further downgrades tied mostly to the possibility of another referendum ...

Eurozone splintering is biggest risk in Brexit fallout

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... consultations. In some countries - such as Italy, the Netherlands and Poland - the population can make petitions for referenda, but legal limitations make petitions for votes on international treaties unlikely to succeed. "This doesn't mean that investors ...

ASIC takes Macquarie to court over van Eyk fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
ASIC has commenced proceedings against Macquarie Investment Management in the Supreme Court of New South Wales. ASIC's legal action relates to Macquarie's role as the responsible entity for the van Eyk Blueprint International Shares Fund and $30 million ...

CBA appoints group general counsel from Suncorp

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
... counsel and group executive corporate affairs. Anna Lenahan will join CBA from Suncorp, where she is currently chief risk and legal officer. She was also a partner at Allens Linklaters and has been a crown prosecutor in Perth's Department of Public Prosecutions. ...

Topdocs extends ABN and TFN automation

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... volumes of unit and discretionary trusts, Topdocs director Michael Spakman, says this automation will save the accounting, legal and financial planning professions thousands of hours each year. "Every time a new SMSF, company or trust is required to ...

New director for Djerriwarrh Investments

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... has appointed a new director to its board. Effective 1 July, Karen Wood will join the board bringing expertise from her legal and corporate governance background. Trained in education and law, Wood has held a number of roles in legal, educational, corporate ...

Synchron lands payroll tax win

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
... won its battle on payroll tax that would have had major financial implications for Australian licensees. After a five year legal battle, the State Revenue Office (SRO) Victoria has issued a letter to Synchron agreeing that authorised representatives ...

CBA appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
... Turner said: "I am delighted that a person of Mary's accomplishments and integrity is joining our board. "Her exemplary legal and governance skills, together with her international experience, will greatly benefit the bank's board and will support the ...

Aspen Group CEO, CFO and chair depart in restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... not be in stakeholders' best interests, because properties in the portfolio have yet to be "optimised for sale" as well as legal issues, transaction costs and "unrealised tax assets."

AstuteWheel launches one-hour estate planning

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
... Egger added: "The information collected and documented using Astute Estate Planner by the adviser, can be imported into legal document generation systems such as, for example, Yodal and View Legal, to produce draft Wills and estate planning documents ...