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Government strengthens multinationals tax laws

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
The Labor government is cracking down on multinational enterprises (MNEs) avoiding tax and transparency. Last week, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said it's the government's priority to make sure that multinational corporations pay a fair share of tax where ...

APRA releases annual corporate plan

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
... Future, Your Super performance test and continuing to publish its MySuper and Choice heatmaps to support improved transparency, accountability and decision-making. It also looks to strengthen the supervision of trustees of products that fail the performance ...

BlackRock, Coinbase partner on crypto offering

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
... Aladdin platform provides the technology, data and tools to help investors make investment decisions by enabling transparency and data consistency at every point in the investment process. This integration will bring institutional-grade capabilities ...

FSC guidance looks to eliminate greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
... has released guidance setting industry expectations for net zero targets, the labelling of investment products and transparency of climate risk disclosures. On the guidance's creation, FSC chief executive Blake Briggs said: "The Australian funds ...

Australian Bond Exchange, ANZ pilot settlement platform

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022
... provide equal access to the bond market for everyone, facilitate ease of trading and ensure the highest possible market transparency," he explained. "Access to corporate bonds has typically only been available to institutional and wholesale investors ...

V-Square launches Australian ESG index strategy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022
... is reinforced by V-Square's custom proxy voting policy guided by the core tenets of accountability, stewardship, transparency, and sustainability. "By focusing on these areas of responsible governance, V-Square seeks to promote long-term shareholder ...

Financial abuse linked to violence: CBA, UNSW

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
Commonwealth Bank and the UNSW Generated Violence Research Network (GVRN) partnership commented on findings showing economic and financial abuse is linked to domestic and family violence. Statistics show that one in four women and one in 13 men have ...

Equity Trustees in new technology partnerships

CASSANDRA BALDINI, CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
... Trustees executive general manager of superannuation trustee services Mark Blair said. "Efficient analysis and data transparency, and automated, digitised process help control and identify risk - setting a high standard for superannuation trusteeship ...

Ministers told to divest shareholdings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... the minister exercises no control over the investment". In an interview with Sunrise this morning, Albanese said transparency is needed, citing former Attorney-General Christian Porter. "You can do the great job of being a minister in the Australian ...

Australian investor confidence plummets: CA ANZ

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
... the technology. Older investors are spooked by crypto's volatility and they perceive a lack of regulation and transparency." "In a sense both are right - blockchain has enormous potential to revolutionise integrity and transparency - but cannot yet ...