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ASIC will not appeal wagyu and shiraz decision

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... the responsible lending provisions of the Credit Act and judge Nye Perram said a lender may do what it wants in the assessment process for loans. ASIC appealed the decision in September 2019, but that appeal was dismissed by the Federal Court in February ...

Capital raising relief measures extended

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
... stakeholders on the extension of the relief measures. "The extension has broad stakeholder support and is necessary, in ASX's assessment, given the prevailing conditions," the spokesperson said.

Banks throw Australians a second lifeline

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... 31 March 2021. APRA recommended the banks grant new or extended loan repayment arrangements after a thorough credit assessment of the borrower to ascertain if an extension is appropriate. APRA chair Wayne Byres said the extension would allow Australia's ...

Chief economist update: The All Ords' ups, downs and ups

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... for Victorians. The Victorian experience brings home the risk of a second wave that threatens the RBA's recent assessment that "the economic downturn will not be severe as earlier thought". But with both Australian monetary and fiscal authorities ...

Rice Warner questions super return targets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... expected to have are a "trivial metric" and "not of much value in peer comparisons of target returns". "Without a proper assessment of risk, perhaps through some stochastic modelling, the targets can be misleading both for members' plans and for peer ...

Crypto investment opportunities outright scams: ASIC

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... March to May this year, with Australian consumers falling victim to opportunistic scammers. ASIC executive director for assessment and intelligence Warren Day said COVID-19 had created a perfect storm. "Australians are at risk of being scammed and losing ...

ATO doubles down on fraud crackdown

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... include financial penalties, prosecution, and imprisonment for the most serious cases. "Our tax system works on a self-assessment model. We will generally operate on the basis Australians are honest, meaning we will accept the information we are provided ...

Super funds face fresh data requirements

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... pandemic on the industry. The COVID-19 Pandemic Data Collection (PDC) will enable the regulator to conduct an ongoing assessment of the impact of the coronavirus and the government's early release scheme on superannuation licensees. "APRA understands ...

Chief economist update: Japan on the mend but BOJ, Abe not taking any chances

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... that although the economy presently remains in an extremely severe situation, it's stabilising (from May's assessment of rapid deterioration). Nevertheless, after "having rolled out a combined $2.2 trillion in two stimulus packages to avert a ...

Volatility wreaks havoc with heat map measures

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... their fund, especially following the recent volatility, might well be confused to see such a quick change in APRA's assessment," Carruthers said. Frontier said its research shows that across 10 years of analysis just a small number of funds have outperformed ...