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Beige Book report delivers known knowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... moderate to modest growth, a tight/tightening labour market but modest growth in wages and inflation. To quote former US Defence Secretary Donald Henry Rumsfeld, "these are known knowns." Aside from the reference to the disruptions caused by the hurricanes ...

Cyber training is advice value-add: AUSTRAC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... hackers at every corner. He said Colonial First State receives more attempted cybercrime attacks then it would like but its defence systems are well trained and able to identify problems relatively quickly. "In terms of numbers, we have dedicated operational ...

Kokoda revisited: The AFA journey

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... the AFA Foundation's 10th anniversary celebrations. It partnered with Norgay Freeman to take a group of AFA members and defence force veterans on the Kokoda Trail. The group connected with Legacy Australia in Papua New Guinea, which includes children ...

CBA class action moves forward

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... bank undertakes a review of its life insurance business, CBA said. The bank also confirmed yesterday it will file its defence to the civil penalty proceedings initiated by AUSTRAC by December 15. AUSTRAC will file its response by 16 March 2018. CBA said ...

Small licensees are PI insurance compliant: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
... authorised representatives and revenue of $2 million or less. It aimed to determine if the licensees were complying with defence costs, fraud and dishonesty requirements under Regulatory Guide 126. Only three licensees were found to be problematic in ...

Wage freeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... employee jobs in the target population of employers are in scope of the WPIs, except the following: - Australian permanent defence force jobs - Non-salaried directors - Proprietors/partners of unincorporated businesses - Persons paid by commission only ...

CBA blames reporting failure on software error

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... reviewing the 580 page statement of claim filed by AUSTRAC in the Federal Court, and has indicated its intention to file a defence. CBA opened the market at $80.11, before being up slightly to $81 a short time ago.

CBA faces anti-money laundering allegations

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... commitment to reporting and working with AUSTRAC. "We are currently reviewing AUSTRAC's claim and will file a statement of defence in this matter," the bank went onto say. A short time ago, CBA shares were down 2.39% to $81.94.

ACSI urges investor action on slavery, warns of financial risks

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... statement was intended form part of PRI's submission to the federal parliament Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade. At the time, IFM Investors executive manager Chris Newton noted the Act would provide long term benefits for ...

Banks continue campaign to discredit SA bank tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... Australia's transitioning economy. "Some major industries are exiting, others are on hold, and new growth sectors - tourism, defence, and education - will take time. Time and investment...But for those opportunities to be realised, banks like NAB have ...