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Sequoia raises curtains on two key acquisitions

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... Group has acquired a major Australian broking firm and says it will complete another purchase originally flagged in June. Morrison Securities, part of the ASX Group since 1985 and formerly owned by ING, was acquired using part cash and part scrip which ...

Retail investors given equity crowdfunding boost

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... innovative, early-stage businesses that may have difficulty accessing funding from traditional sources," Treasurer Scott Morrison said. "As part of this Bill, proprietary companies wanting to access equity crowdfunding will no longer have to convert ...

Treasurer backs APRA's CBA probe

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
... into the Commonwealth Bank could be available in six months' time with appropriate action being taken, Treasurer Scott Morrison told this morning's Bloomberg Address. Morrison said he supported and is pleased with APRA's decision to conduct an independent ...

Rethink the great Australian dream: Report

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
... provided to meet our growing population or that push up the cost of new housing have to be tackled," chief executive Ken Morrison said. "This is not just an industry issue - it's an economic issue, a community issue and a personal one for many of us. ...

APRA launches inquiry into CBA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
... we know that our mistakes have hurt our reputation," outgoing chief executive Ian Narven added. Federal treasure Scott Morrison has thrown his support behind APRA saying the CBA board failed to meet customer and investor expectations. "Australia's banks ...

First home super scheme may not make it to parliament in 2018

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... contributions from 1 July 2017, with withdrawals allowed from 1 July 2018. A statement released by Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison last month said the Government was "launching the next phase of its comprehensive housing affordability package" by releasing ...

Government paves the way for open banking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
... banking data under a proposed open banking system regime. The regime, announced for review by Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison yesterday, will seek to open up consumer and third party access - with consumer consent - to customer and product data traditionally ...

Future Fund investment mandate revised

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... Government's Budget decision to defer drawing down from the Future Fund until at least 2026-27. Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison said the revised mandate will now be tabled in Parliament. "Since its inception the Future Fund's returns have grown to exceed ...

Advisers doubtful over super home deposit scheme

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... manager Lindzi Caputo said there are still a lot of questions surrounding the initiative, announced in Treasurer Scott Morrison's Budget, which aims to help first home buyers save up for a deposit via their super fund while taking advantage of a lower ...

A one-handed clap for ScoMo's Budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
Australian Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison must be beaming when the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the latest update on the country's labour market that showed the unemployment rate dropped from 5.9% in March to 5.7% in April - better ...