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Enforcement appetite is working: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
... enforcement capabilities have allowed the regulator to achieve better results. "APRA is not an enforcement-based agency, we are a safety led organisation. We have a very close look at our enforcement approach and we have demonstrated an increased ability ...

Planners can prevent financial abuse

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... States and the Australian Banking Association calling for a national protective strategy. "The focus should be on client safety and security, protecting the dignity of the client," McGowan said. "Perpetrator tactics can begin as suggestions and escalate... ...

Chief economist update: Weaker yen strengthening Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... reached this year's high of ¥105.08 versus the US dollar and €116.08 against the Euro as investors sought cover in the safety of the Japanese currency. The US dollar has appreciated by 3.9% and the Euro by 3.7% against the yen since, and this ...

No one reads the PDS: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... reinforces what the super industry has known for a long time. "Most consumers don't choose a super fund outside the default safety net, but when they do, they are often worse off - as the Productivity Commission research clearly showed," Scheerlinck ...

AFA Foundation headed for milestone

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... young people with the knowledge and information to be safe online and to lobbying government to act in the interests of the safety of young people. Lacheur said the AFA Foundation is hoping to raise $50,000 at this year's conference through a raffle ...

Chief economist update: Will Australia avoid another global recession?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
A recession is coming! Worries over a global recession are everywhere! Financial market investors are seeking safety - exiting equity markets and queuing to purchase longer-term bonds (despite their low, and in some, negative yields); the US dollar ...

Byres warns not to spread APRA too thin

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... quite strongly that we shouldn't jeopardise the core tasks that we've traditionally done well around financial safety and resilience."

Chief economist update: Bonds do the limbo rock

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
How low can they go? Be afraid, be very afraid. A great number of investors are buying into the relative safety of long-term government bonds despite their dwindling yields, and in the case of the Japanese and Eurozone 10-year government bonds, negative ...

Westpac fined over reporting failure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
... APRA deputy chair John Lonsdale said: "Access to accurate and timely data is critical for APRA to monitor effectively the safety and stability of the banking, insurance and superannuation sectors." He re-enforced that APRA's reporting standards are ...

Workplace deaths missing from ESG reports: ACSI

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
Companies should disclose workplace safety issues and fatalities in their ESG reporting to improve transparency and identify systemic risks, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). That was a key takeaway from the council's ...