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APRA receives new super powers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
The prudential regulator's powers have been bolstered thanks to new laws that will enable it to take tougher action on trustees and underperforming funds. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation ...

ASIC dismisses Royal Commission insider trading reports

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019
ASIC has told parliament there was no insider trading around the release of the Royal Commission's final report. This comes after the Labor party suggested insider trading was responsible for bank stocks rising immediately on the back of Kenneth Hayne's ...

Investors raise alarm on Facebook

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... interests and the safety of Australians." He went on to say: "What I'm looking for, is for these companies to come to the table as responsible corporate citizens and to simply make sure their products are safe here in Australia and don't risk ...

Unions have right to express views: Combet

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... can be passed. With a 50-50 split between union-appointed members and other directors, it means that no one side of the table can dominate and impose a decision, Combet said. "What I am trying to point to is they are valid discussions to have and people ...

Macquarie chief executive on striking a balance

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... told attendees. She recalled an International Women's Day Event at Westpac she attended a few years ago. Around the table were 22 women working in senior positions. "At one stage one of the women said, 'Put your hand up if your partner is not ...

Chief economist update: US economic growth is slowing and accelerating

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... advancing progress. As is always the case, the devil (or the angel) is in the details. The BEA's contributions to growth table shows that despite slowing in both the annualised and year-on-year measures, household spending (which accounts for around ...

Chief economist update: Wrong way, go down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... down. This is despite consensus expectations willing it to go down. On its website, the Economy Forecast Agency published a table showing the A$ will close at US$0.6840 by the end of this year. HSBC is more bearish, predicting the Australian dollar would ...

Stamford Capital expands into Victoria

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... that we have not been doing 15%-type high-yield credit deals but more like 9%-type deals with lower risk. "We had a round table with some Melbourne-based family offices recently. The sentiment is consistent that residential markets will come under pressure ...

Labor responds to Royal Commission final report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
The Labor Party will look to ban the payment of grandfathered commissions by January 2020 if successful at the upcoming Federal election. Responding to the final report, Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen said the party has already tabled a bill to end the ...

MLC MySuper switches to lifestage

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
MLC is switching its default superannuation product from single strategy to lifestage. It's also increasing its allocation to growth assets. MLC MySuper currently has a 70% allocation to growth assets like stocks, property and infrastructure and ...