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Grow Super co-founder in alleged betting scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... from his role due to the alleged involvement of his other company, StatEdge, in suspicious betting activity. "On 22 May 2020 Josh Wilson resigned from his position as chief executive officer of Grow Super. He has had no further commercial involvement ...

Retirement funder adds two new executives

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... a real problem for an important cohort of Australians - helping Australians be better off in retirement," Rattigan said. Josh Funder, chief executive of Household Capital, said: "Luke brings demonstrable experience in scaling new and innovative businesses." ...

Government offers guidance provision relief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... allegedly falling foul of their continuous disclosure obligations if their forecasts are found to be inaccurate," Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said. "In response, companies may hold back from making forecasts of future earnings or other forward-looking ...

Litigation funders will need AFSLs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... funders will be regulated under the Corporations Act and required to hold an Australian financial services licence, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced today. The Treasurer said the government wants litigation funders to be subject to greater regulatory ...

Australia facing largest ever GDP fall

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg outlined a bleak future for the Australian economy in a speech to parliament, forecasting GDP to fall over 10% in the June quarter. The figure would be the largest contraction in GDP in Australia's history. "At $50 billion ...

Government delays RC implementation timeline

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... Royal Commission related draft exposure legislation issued before the pandemic will be extended by six months. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the deferral would allow the industry to focus on "planning for the recovery and supporting their customers". ...

Frydenberg amends Corporations Act

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced changes to the Corporations Act, in a bid to relieve Australia's public companies from financial stress over the coming months. The changes, enacted from May 5, allow companies to hold virtual Annual General Meetings ...

Chief economist update: The outlook for Australia, according to COVID-19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... government's JobSeeker payments that limited the issuance of pink slips. But even this isn't good enough. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg estimates that the economy will lose A$4 billion for every week restrictions remain. It's a tough choice - ...

Lockdown measures cost $4bn a week: Frydenberg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has revealed the COVID-19 social restrictions are costing the Australian economy $4 billion a week. New analysis from Treasury estimates the mass closure of businesses and activities, designed to stop the spread of the virus ...

More super funds will merge: QMV

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... "A lot of funds, if they haven't already been talking about merging, COVID-19 will push it up the agenda." Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has pointed out that APRA does have the ability to direct super funds to merge, and has implied that this could be ...