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Chief economist update: COVID-19 solves overtourism in Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... manufacturing sectors. The ECB would surely help, if it could. But with the current policy rate at zero, there's little scope to do more. Besides, the problem caused by the coronavirus is a supply-side problem. Lower interest rates stoke demand but ...

Wells Fargo coughs up $4.5 billion

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... of doing business". "The $3 billion monetary penalty imposed on the bank.... [is] appropriate given the staggering size, scope and duration of Wells Fargo's illicit conduct, which spanned well over a decade," he said. "When a reputable institution like ...

APRA introduces annual stress-testing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... to test resilience to broader scenarios, including the impacts from operational and climate change financial risks." The scope of the assessment covered the ADIs' most recent enterprise-wide stress tests (EWSTs) and the most recent internal capital adequacy ...

Fund managers driven to alternatives: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... long-term investment horizon. The report also noted that the allowable allocations for non-traditional investments have a broad scope between different multisector managers. "What is notable is the magnitude of the allowable ranges and the portion of ...

Chief economist update: Japan fails to learn from history (yet again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... recession that takes the government debt-to-GDP ratio even higher (now at 238% of GDP) Worse, the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) scope to lower interest rates has become limited or is no more. The BOJ discount rate was around 0.5% before the consumption tax ...

SG increase means lower wages: Grattan

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... growth has slowed in recent years, but nominal wages are still growing by more than 2%a year, so employers have plenty of scope to slow the pace of wages growth if compulsory super contributions are increased," Grattan said. "And none of the plausible ...

Government opens BEAR extension consultation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... report, Hayne said there was no reason why directors and senior executives of superannuation funds - set to come under the scope of the FAR - should not be subject to similar statutory obligations imposed on board members and banking executives by the ...

ISA slams ANU research as SG debate rears its head again

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
... exist and no parent takes time out of work to raise children." While it recognised ANU's researchers had already noted the scope of their analysis was limited, ISA upped the ante. "ISA says that it is so limited that no meaningful conclusions could be ...

SGE extension could hurt small entities: FSC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... entities and individuals". The draft legislation aims to ensure cross-border related party transactions fall within the scope of a package of integrity measures, including Country-by-Country reporting, Multinational Anti-Avoidance law and Diverted Profits ...

RBA crushes hopes of Libra launch

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... services to Australia's developing digital economy. "In the finance sector, digital identity services could reduce the scope for identity fraud and provide convenient and secure methods for authenticating individuals, including as part of the rollout ...