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Former advisers face huge fines

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
A former Macquarie financial adviser could be facing $1 million in fines, while the other has been fined $30,000 in a busy week for ASIC. Former Macquarie adviser Warren Acworth has been charged with dishonesty offences in Brisbane. He's facing ...

Climate change greater threat than COVID: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... need policy and regulatory reform that modernises our economy and unleashes business investment. "The benefits of acting are huge. But we are fast running out of opportunity." Principal report author, and Deloitte Access Economics lead partner, Pradeep ...

Carlyle buys into Calastone, ups Link bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
The Carlyle Group will acquire a majority stake in Calastone, while also announcing it has increased its offer price for Link Group. Carlyle did not disclose the financial terms of its ownership in Calastone but mentioned that it acquired the stake ...

Super fund execs accused of quasi-insider trading

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
... Cbus declined to provide the information Wilson requested. "We have people who are trustees or managers of funds transacting huge sums of money during a defined period where it's known that the stock market may not have reached bottom, we have to concede ...

ASIC to curb huge CFD losses

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
The corporate regulator is stepping in to prevent retail investors losing millions of dollars from trading highly risky contract for difference (CFDs) instruments. ASIC has imposed a product intervention order on the issue and distribution of CFDs effective ...

Effects of ERS not so bad: Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... activity," Woods said. "The budget is forecasting basically zero real wage growth over the next four years. So, there is not a huge amount to get consumers spending. My concern is that we are putting that business investment cart before the consumption ...

Chief economist update: Splish splash, budget cash

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... Package and $74 billion under the JobMaker Plan" the Federal Treasury is unleashing onto the economy. Treasury said this huge cash splash seeks "to responsibly deal with the greatest challenge of our time" and "rebuild our economy and secure Australia's ...

Super industry cautious on more reform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... better off in retirement. "Superannuation account stapling means no more duplicate fees and duplicate insurance, creating a huge saving for people over their lifetimes," O'Halloran said. "The government has rightly recognised that for stapling to work ...

ERS extension flagged, criticised

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... if the government opens a third tranche. The group said its opposition to the scheme is due to its poor targeting and the huge long-term costs on the individual and the taxpayer. ISA said those who access the scheme will be tens of thousands worse off ...

No evidence lower SG will result in higher wages: ACTU summit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... all workers not just now, but into retirement. "Workers are entitled to their benefits, especially now that they're making huge sacrifices. This is the time to get the nation to pull together and make collective decisions." Former Liberal Party leader ...