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Chief economist update: S&P raises Duterte ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
Money talks, prayers walk. This appears to be the overriding theme in the upcoming May 13 mid-term elections in the Philippines where "foul-mouthed and murderous" president Rodrigo Duterte's preferred senatorial and congressional candidates lead ...

Former Labor senator joins Sargon

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
A former cabinet minister in the Rudd and Gillard governments was appointed to Sargon's board. Stephen Conroy has joined as a non-executive director at Sargon, as the firm embarks on its next growth phase. Commenting on Conroy's appointment, Sargon ...

ASIC dismisses Royal Commission insider trading reports

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019
... party suggested insider trading was responsible for bank stocks rising immediately on the back of Kenneth Hayne's report. Senator Peter Whish-Wilson asked if ASIC was investigating "whether there was any irregular trading on 4 February 2019". ASIC responded ...

Government moves on Royal Commission super recommendations

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... protections for consumers," Frydenberg said. Frydenberg's calls come as Labor flexes its muscle across the parliament, with Senator Mathias Cormann and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources David Littleproud calling out the Opposition on Tuesday ...

Assistant Treasurer refutes breach allegations

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... Corporations Act. Responding to questions from Financial Standard today, Robert said allegations levelled at him by Labor Senator Chris Ketter during Senate Estimates on Wednesday evening we're "patently wrong". Robert's response comes as ASIC ...

Afterpay faces senate inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... payday lenders such as Afterpay is adequately protecting low and middle income, and financially stressed Australians. Labor senator Jenny McAllister said yesterday that the inquiry will put the spotlight on "debt vultures" and companies that operate ...

ANZ chief says remediation is "distracting"

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... could be due to the lack of competition in Australia's banking industry. If this was any other industry or sector, a senator said, it would have faced more severe consequences. Elliot responded that ANZ's return on equity has "dramatically" fallen ...

Industry veterans join global commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... chairman Robert Jolly, as is New Zealand Superannuation Fund head of responsible investment Anne-Maree O'Connor. Australian Senator and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Marise Payne, will serve as a co-convenor of the Commission. Launched today at the United ...

Morrison drops financial services portfolio

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... replaces Morrison as Treasurer, with Stuart Robert returning to the frontbench to support him as Deputy Treasurer. ACT senator Zed Seselja is now Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance, assisting both Frydenberg and continuing Minister for Finance ...

We have won the battle, not the war: AustralianSuper CEO

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk told the Royal Commission the industry super Fox in the Henhouse campaign helped win the battle, but the war continues over default superannuation arrangements. The chief executive of Australia's largest ...