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Whistleblower calls out approved product lies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
... say and how to look remorseful but scratch the surface and there have been no real changes to the culture and practices inside these organisations," Morris said. The paper commissioned by ClearView and titled Approves Product Lies: Combating the manipulation ...

AMP shamed by CHOICE

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... Australia said AMP has no one to blame but itself. "The financial services giant has a business model that is rotting from the inside out," he says. "It has historically been much better at growing its books and signing up customers than it has been ...

Insider trading rife among company directors: ANU

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
Research conducted by the Australian National University suggests insider trading by company directors and associated trading on the Australian Security Exchange is "rife". The research examined trades made by company directors after positive and negative ...

Members still lack group insurance awareness: MetLife

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... insurance via their super funds despite concerted effort to raise awareness, new research finds. MetLife's latest Insurance inside super report found 73% of Australians are aware they can access life insurance inside their super. One-in-two members ...

Pension fund joins action against Facebook

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
The California State Teachers' Retirement System has joined a derivatives case against Facebook in regards to Cambridge Analytica. The litigation at hand is a pending derivative lawsuit against Facebook's leadership, including the social media company's ...

Short-seller targets infant formula importer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
Short-seller Blue Orca is targeting an importer of infant formula from Australia for falsely claiming its products are safe for lactose intolerant babies. Ausnutria, a company that imports infant milk formula from Australia, New Zealand and Europe for ...

Australian equity markets remain clean: ASIC

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
... increased. ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour said: "Markets cannot operate with a high degree of integrity if people trade with inside information." "We expect all parties involved in mergers and acquisitions to put in place meaningful confidentiality ...

Axe super for low-income earners: Senator

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... strong economic argument. "People on lower incomes and with lower account balances pay high fees and pay higher tax rates inside super than outside of it," Dunnin noted. To keep the super system intact, Bragg believes two questions must be answered ...

Chief economist update: Currency manipulators beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
... rates and a cheaper currency will make America great again! Just think of all the business and consumer spending spent inside the US of A instead of leaking to other countries through purchases of imported products and services. US GDP growth of 4%-6% ...

Whistleblowers given new protection

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... whistleblowers who are reporting misconduct or an improper state of affairs within a company. "We value the people from inside companies and organisations who come to ASIC with reports of potential misconduct or breaches of the law. Whistleblowers provide ...