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BAS agents to give financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... government's extraordinary stimulus package. The Tax Practitioners Board registered the new legislative instrument yesterday. TPB chair Ian Klug said that the new instrument will allow BAS agents to advise on JobKeeper without fear of where they ...

Global markets bleed red

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... last few weeks. US markets had made somewhat of a recovery of late, with the S&P 500 recording a new monthly high just yesterday. In Wednesday's trade, the Dow Jones fell 1.86%, the S&P 500 shed 2.2%, and the Nasdaq Composite lost 1.44%. It comes ...

Sargon Capital to be liquidated

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
Sargon Capital's creditors yesterday voted unanimously to wind up the company, starting a liquidation process that could last 12 months. Taiping Trustees, which is Sargon Capital's only known secured creditor for about $97 million and other ...

Wall Street surges as Sanders drops out, Wuhan reopens

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... in a Seinfeld skit and in this morning's episode, like George, markets decided to do everything the opposite of yesterday, in that the S&P 500 rose strongly after a weak start and entered bull market territory, defensives led the rise, oil rose on ...

1.5 metres to trigger real estate downfall

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... reduction in return for the tenancy committing to a longer lease term." The government's new measures, announced yesterday, force landlords to reduce leases in proportion to a reduction in business for the tenant. However, rent won't be waived ...

Centrepoint executives depart, pay cuts implemented

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... for 20% pay cuts. Centrepoint Alliance's acting chief financial officer Peter Loosmore has left the company, effective yesterday. Centrepoint said the role, which Loosmore had held since December 2018, will transition to a permanent role. An executive ...

Trillion dollar stimulus debt debated

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... The government estimates six million Australians could be eligible for the JobKeeper payment through their employer. "Yesterday afternoon 700,000 businesses had registered for this support and this number continues to grow," Prime Minister Scott Morrison ...

Chant West takes Zenith acquisition to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... and positive outlook for the second half EBITDA. This morning, Chant West said it filed proceedings against CW Bidco yesterday. It is seeking court orders on post COVID correction performance which is the bone of contention between the buyer and the ...

Chief economist update: Oil gush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... and before, one after another, countries around the world virtually locked down all forms of social activity. As at yesterday (April 2), infections were at 1,013,703 and deaths at 52,975, according to worldometers.info. And it was also the day when slowly ...

Bigger balances, bigger blow: Elia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... it's not a lot of money relative to the size of the fund," he said. Elia also dismissed talk of liquidity issues. Just yesterday APRA and ASIC publicised the fact they had jointly written to super fund trustees to ensure they prioritise liquidity ...