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ASIC lays out product intervention plans

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... of issue to specific classes of consumers, for specific circumstances and to only be distributed with prescribed improvements to the information provided to consumers, if the regulator deems something to be so amiss. ASIC will also be able to order the ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 takes second crack at China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... growth in retail sales has also improved to minus 2.8% in May from minus 7.5% in April and minus 15.8% in March. These improvements are underscored by the V-shaped rebound in the Caixin China composite PMI - up to a reading of 54.5 in May from a record ...

Chief economist update: Australian Renaissance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... billion so the states and territories can immediately start work on small projects as well as undertake road safety improvements. This brings to $9.3 billion the funding that has been brought forward over the past eight months to fast-track such second-tier ...

Impact offers opportunity during crisis: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... "Stakeholders reported new ways of working, greater openness to outcome-based mechanisms, new collaborative partnerships, improvements to internal structures and greater clarity around delivery expectations."

Enquiry into lacklustre employee share schemes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... will also look into the administrative hurdles faced by companies in setting up an employee share scheme and whether improvements can be made there.

MetLife Australia partners with Foodbank

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... investment takes into account not only the immediate nutritional benefits of providing food, but also the contribution to improvements in health, emotional wellbeing, sense of self-worth, social relationships and ultimately overall standard of living," ...

S&P kicks companies off ESG index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... sustainable and socially responsible practices. Facebook's re-entry, meanwhile, came after the company managed to make improvements to its governance that resulted in a better ESG score. "Last year, the rebalance resulted in some changes that hit the ...

AMP defends hefty remuneration bill

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... $13.4 million disclosed included awards received when he joined the company and potential future earning subject to improvements in share price and the board's approval. "The chief executive's pay arrangements were designed to take into account ...

Chief economist update: Approaching peak isolation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... the manufacturing sector no longer contracting in March (50.1 from 40.3 in Feb). No prize for guessing but these improvements came after China relaxed restrictions and re-opened businesses. The rest of the world, it seems, want what China's having. ...

VIC, TAS lead Australia: CommSec

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... the top of the rankings, there is actually little separating the top four economies. "Overall, some of the biggest improvements over the past quarter have come from South Australia, Western Australia and Northern Territory as these economies start to ...