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Lowe snaps back at critics

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... rebuilding effort and that government grants and insurance payments will assist many people," Lowe said. "On this basis, our assessment is that GDP growth for 2020 as a whole will be largely unaffected. There is, however, likely to be a noticeable effect ...

UniSuper on climate chopping block

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
Market Forces has put UniSuper on the chopping block in a divestment campaign aimed at pressuring the fund to ditch shares in fossil fuel companies. "UniSuper does not have fund-wide exclusions on fossil fuel investments of any kind. Instead, it claims ...

RBA crushes hopes of Libra launch

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... says there isn't a case for issuing a CBDC just yet; though this could change in the near future. "The Bank's assessment - like those of most other central banks - is that the case for issuing a CBDC for use by households has not been established," ...

Government edges towards regulator cooperation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... ASIC Act to bring its meeting procedures into line with those of APRA, another recommendation made by Hayne. Hayne's assessment of the financial services regulators in the Commission's final report was scathing, recommending the adjustment of their roles ...

FASEA responds to concerns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... client and make sure they understand the cashflow implications. "The adviser is not expected to complete a holistic risk assessment for limited scope advice but would be expected to conduct sufficient information gathering to be satisfied the advice ...

New Year, new APRA

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
Like many of us do nearing the end of the year, APRA has taken time for some self-reflection and assessment, identifying three areas it needs to work on next year. APRA has released its 2018/19 self-assessment report to review its key performance indicators ...

Google to pay ATO $481.5m

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
The Australian Tax Office has celebrated a major win, with tech giant Google set to cough up an extra $481.5 million on top of its previous tax payments. It comes following a 10 year dispute between the ATO and Google. Microsoft, Apple and Facebook ...

Pay jockeys super: Federal Court

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
The Full Federal Court has ruled that horse racing clubs and state racing boards are required to pay superannuation for jockeys. The court upheld the Australian Tax Office's super guarantee charge assessments in regards to riding fees paid to jockeys ...

Tech to topple banking: RBA

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
... ability to process, data. This could erode, or maybe even eradicate, banks' historical advantage in credit risk assessment," Kearns said. "There are two parts to this: regulatory changes mean that banks' private customer data can be made available ...

APRA joins in on Westpac scrutiny

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... examination of the steps Westpac has been taking to strengthen risk governance in recent years, including through its self-assessment," APRA said. APRA deputy chair John Lonsdale said AUSTRAC's statement of claim in relation to Westpac contains serious ...