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APRA hands reins to ASIC in AUSTRAC case

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... to investigate any matters that contravene accountability obligations under the Banking Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR) and standards of fitness and propriety under the Banking Act to ASIC. In November last year, AUSTRAC exposed 23 million money ...

ISA plays devil's advocate on SG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
Industry Super Australia's internal analysis has explored the other side of the superannuation guarantee debate, finding the costs of an increase in mandated savings may be shared between both employers and workers. A piece of internal analysis ...

Chief economist update: The second wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
Wall Street is down! Repeat, Wall Street is down! At the close of last night's trading activity all US benchmark equity indices closed sharply lower: Dow (6.9%), S&P 500 (5. 9%), Nasdaq (5.3%), Russell 2000 (7.6%). Financial market wire and web ...

Dealer groups slam FPA policy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... overcome historic shortfalls brought to light by the Hayne Royal Commission and in light of the leading work that AFSLs bring to bear in areas of education, risk mitigation, compliance, consumer best interest measures and commercial support to advisers ...

Gold holding onto Fibonacci resistance: Daily FX

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
As gold continues to be a highly sought safe haven during ongoing market concerns, gold prices are an indication the precious metal is the most overbought since 2011, according to Daily FX analysis. James Stanley, strategist at Daily FX, said the price ...

SMSFs to weather the storm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... they've had a great ride on the tax system, and this is their time to give back," Heffron said. While some are prepared to bear the brunt of the pain, the ATO has said it is on the lookout for those who instead attempt to rort the system. One potential ...

Super escapes COVID-19 hit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
Latest data from APRA shows that the superannuation sector has withstood the worst of the COVID-19 financial crisis, falling just 0.3% in a year while bolstering cash reserves. The prudential regulator's latest quarterly superannuation statistics ...

US regulator settles with Ares

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... company," the SEC said. "Investment advisers and private equity firms that place employees on the boards of public companies bear heightened risks that they will obtain nonpublic material information through their representative occupying dual roles," ...

The future is fast arriving: BlackRock

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
The shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has now claimed more than 350,400 lives and will likely cost the global economy $1 trillion, has set off a chain reaction that will forever change our long-term return expectations and strategic allocations. ...

Banks accused of violating worker ethics

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... Westpac's stated ethical practices. Lyn said Westpac's ethics guidelines were"spin the company put out for the public, and they bear no resemblance to what they ask staff to do". She also observed that Westpac had no training for working ethically in ...