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ACSI urges investor action on slavery, warns of financial risks

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors is urging the Federal Government to introduce laws requiring companies to report on the steps they are taking to ensure supply chains are free of slavery. This, according to ACSI, will enable increased ...

Perpetual case dismissed in court

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... both companies and various members of the Millner family, Perpetual claimed, participated in cross-holdings. Federal Court judge Justice Jayne Jagot said that having considered the circumstances, "reasonable directors would not consider maintenance of ...

Goodments outshines at WAMTech PitchFest

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
Tom Culver, chief executive and co-founder of Goodments, was named the winner of the inaugural EY WAMTech PitchFest. Goodments, which uses environmental, social and governance data to help retail investors screen for stocks based on sustainability factors ...

Central Banks fail to disappoint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
Central bank decisions, forward guidance or even a word change in policy statements move markets. Not that anyone has to be reminded about this truism of course. The world's four major central banks - the Fed, the ECB, the BOJ and the BOE - and the ...

AI to influence consumer trust: Medcraft

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
Businesses looking to integrate enhanced technological capability must consider its future impacts, or else risk creating a greater trust deficit in the financial services industry. That was the warning delivered by ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft in his ...

Fed trumps Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
The S&P 500 index notched another fresh record high overnight - up by 0.3% to 2,404.39 points - and the VIX index dropped to a reading of 10.02 - the market has never been this fearless in more than 23 years (January 1994 when the index read 9.94) - ...

Senior ATO official tangled in $165m fraud scandal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
One of the Australian Taxation Office's most senior and long-serving officials is expected to be charged in relation to an Australian Federal Police investigation into an alleged $165 million tax evasion syndicate. Deputy tax commissioner Michael Cranston ...

No 'Plan B' for Brexit "twist and turns"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
There were no surprises at the Bank of England's (BOE) 11 May decision to keep the Bank Rate where it was since August 2016, when it was lowered from 0.5% to 0.25% to contain the fallout from the 'Brexit' vote of the previous month - a decision that's ...

Fund managers on fixed income recruitment drive

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
Both AMP Capital and Vanguard are ramping fixed income capabilities with new hires and job listings. On April 26, Andrea Jaehne joined AMP Capital as senior credit analyst, financials. She reports to acting head of credit Steven Hur, and will focus ...

Advisers to be judged by peers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
Whether or not individuals in financial services should be banned for misconduct may be decided by their peers, with ASIC calling on the industry to consult on the establishment of a new panel. The proposed Financial Services Panel would provide the ...