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Chief economist update: China's beef with Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... Less than five months into the year and it has gone from devastation wrought by the bushfires, the lockdown forced on society by the coronavirus and, just in, a brewing trade war with China - its biggest trading partner. China has recently banned meat ...

CBA finalises CommInsure sale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
... will "obtain an appropriate level of direct management and oversight" of the business. Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society, the key life insurance entity of CommInsure Life, has also implemented reinsurance arrangements that are expected to result ...

Why do we need royal commissions, Hayne asks

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
... this country cannot, and should not, be dismissed as some passing fad or fashion," Hayne said in a speech made at Melbourne Law School on July 26 but published only recently. "Instead, we need to grapple closely with what these calls are telling us about ...

NZ Super responds to Australian social media laws

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... risks and backlash surrounding this issue." The passing of the laws has been broadly criticised by the Australian business and law communities. Law Council of Australia president Arthur Moses said: "Media freedom and whistleblowing of atrocities here ...

Hayne admonishes ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... ASIC also has a preference for "easily won cases" - and does not do enough to resolve grey areas in the application of the law. ASIC defended itself by saying its approach to enforcement was due to its limited resources. "Of course ASIC, like any regulator ...

Molopo board ousted at AGM

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018
... Panel." Aurora's nominee, Atanaskovic Hartnell partner Anthony Hartnell, was also singled out as a Keybridge director. His law firm, Molopo had also said, represented Aurora in its application to the Takeovers Panel. Nonetheless, both were voted ...

Estate planning lawyer fined for misconduct

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... is on the Supreme Court of New South Wales Roll and is certified to practice as a solicitor under an employer. The Law Society filed an application against him for disciplinary findings and orders with the NSW civil and administrative tribunal last year ...

Aussie CEOs understand ESG risks: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... non-financial issues in their definitions of success, even though many are still struggling to understand their role in society," it said. According to the report 68% of Australian chief executives believe customer data protection in the event of a cyber-attack ...

Molopo restrained ahead of AGM

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
... by the Takeovers Panel." Another nominee, Anthony Hartnell, was noted as a current Keybridge director and also a partner of law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell, which represented Aurora in its application to the Takeovers Panel. Finally, Roger Corbett was ...

Perpetual director joins ING board

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... institutions, infrastructure and not-for-profit groups. These organisations include Kinetic Super, HCF Life, Taronga Conservation Society Australia and APA Ethane. Prior to her directorship duties, Fox was the managing director of ABN AMRO Australia ...