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JPMorgan Chase reports record profits

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... billion) and $42.3 billion (US$29.2 billion) respectively. JPMorgan Chase chair and chief executive Jamie Dimon said the resolution of geopolitical trade issues (read: Trump and China's trade war) helped boost results. "JPMorgan Chase produced strong ...

UniSuper on climate chopping block

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... Market Forces said. "However, UniSuper has failed to vote in favour of a single climate change-related shareholder resolution in Australia, based on the fund's disclosed proxy votes to 30 June 2019." Investment information released by UniSuper shows ...

Industry digs deep amid bushfire crisis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... in making insurance claims and accessing government assistance. AFCA executive general manager, customer service and resolution Rob Guest said: "We know that right now the focus is on ensuring the safety of yourself, your family and your property." "If ...

Chief economist update: Australia burns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... nuclear deal, lifting restrictions on centrifuges, uranium enrichment, etc. as well as the Iraqi Parliament approving a resolution expelling around 5000 US troops from the country. Whether or not this erupts into a full-blown US-Iran war remains uncertain. ...

Google to pay ATO $481.5m

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... profit of these activities taxed, in Australia for the first time and locked in for the future. It has also led to the resolution of cases which had over $1 billon in back tax assessments." ATO deputy commissioner Mark Konza said the Google tax settlement ...

Market Forces takes aim at big banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... Market Forces have well and truly set its sights on Australia's big banks. After hitting Suncorp with a shareholder resolution in July, Market Forces has ramped up its efforts to influence Australia's largest financial institutions. Ahead of National ...

ASIC suspends Melbourne-based AFSL

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... reports for the registered managed investment schemes it operates or notify ASIC of changes to its external dispute resolution scheme. ASIC added the company has also failed to maintain organisational competence or the resources required to provide the ...

Industry fund publicly shames investment adviser

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
... chair also acts as chief executive, and First Super has pointed out that Orbis recently voted against a shareholder resolution that would see that role split in two - as is widely accepted corporate governance best practice. Just last week, Newsweek ...

AFCA reveals approach to Code of Ethics compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... of a member of a profession, Smith said. "Fairness underpins everything we do at AFCA. In assessing what is a fair resolution of any complaint, AFCA will assess whether the financial firm and its adviser have reasonably met that standard, being mindful ...

NAB accused of greenwashing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... $1.83 billion in loans from NAB to the fossil fuel sector in the year to June 2019. The group has lodged a shareholder resolution with NAB calling for better disclosures of targets and for the bank to reduce loan book exposure to the fossil fuel sector. ...