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Labor, FSU call for Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
... of anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism funding laws by Australia's largest bank are enough to convince the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to establish a Royal Commission, Gallagher added. Credit rating agency Moody's announced APRA's concerns over ...

Financial services leaders push for marriage equality

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... equality." Former managing director of J.P. Morgan Janine Middleton, who personally signed a joint letter to the Prime Minister in support of civil marriage equality in March, added that all employees should have the opportunity to perform to the best ...

Uniformity required to combat cyber threats

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... release of Australia's Cyber Security Strategy in 2016 and the appointment of both the first minister assisting the Prime Minister on cyber security and a new special adviser to the Prime Minister on the matter is working to amend this.

CBA faces anti-money laundering allegations

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... Federal Court, detailing similar activity. The Finance Sector Union of Australia has used the opportunity to call on Prime Minister Turnbull to initiate a banking Royal Commission, noting: "The latest allegations made against the CBA should be more than ...

Actor linked to Malaysian pension fund scandal

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... billion in assets misappropriated from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund in a scandal with ties to the Malaysian prime minister's stepson and US actor Leonardo DiCaprio, among other notable figures. The DoJ issued a statement on June 15 explaining it ...

May the force's not with her

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
What UK Prime Minister Theresa May expected as a landslide win at the snap 8 June general elections turned out to be a slide at the polls for the Conservatives instead. The British prime minister intended to secure her Brexit mandate when she announced ...

Iron magnate makes historic $400m pledge

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
... eradication of modern slavery and underprivileged communities respectively. The historic donation was unveiled by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull along with other dignitaries including Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, Indigenous leader Jacinta Price ...

China slowing to target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... quarter growth rate (from 6.8% in the year to the December quarter) in the Chinese economy provides a buffer to Prime Minister Li's 6.5% growth target for 2017 should growth slow. Besides, this is what Beijing is actually trying to do - cool the economy ...

Labor renews calls for banking Royal Commission

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... that can get to the bottom of systemic and cultural issues in the banking and financial services sector." "The Prime Minister has consistently failed to stand up for the victims of financial misconduct in this country, preferring instead to protect his ...

China's off to a good 2017 start

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
Li starts to get what he likes... and then some. Chinese prime minister Li Keqiang's 6.5% growth target for this year is tracking well (surprise, surprise) - with a buffer to boot - as China's economy growth accelerated in the first three months of ...