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Westpac gives investors an out

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
Westpac has opened the exit door for share purchase plan investors caught unaware by AUSTRAC's action against the bank. Following discussions with corporate regulator ASIC, Westpac has opted to provide a withdrawal option for applicants to its share ...

Perpetual expands risk advisory capabilities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
Perpetual picked up a Melbourne-based specialist risk advisory business. Perpetual has acquired Priority Life, a specialist risk advisory business with a strong focus on medical practitioners, professionals and business owners, to strengthen its risk ...

Super funds set to dominate ASX: Deloitte

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
Australia's superannuation system is set to balloon beyond $10 trillion in the next 20 years and may come to own more than 60% of the market capitalisation of the ASX, according to Deloitte. New analysis from the global consultant shows the next 20 ...

J.P. Morgan predicts extended income squeeze

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
J.P. Morgan recently released its annual Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions, forecasting the 10-15 year returns investors can expect. The research isn't rosy, predicting sluggish global growth, modest returns on stocks and an income squeeze for Australians. ...

BetaShares to list new diversified ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
BetaShares has announced it will launch four diversified ETFs on the ASX in December this year. The diversified ETFs are low cost, all-in-one investment solutions that aim to provide exposure to a blended portfolio of asset classes, including shares ...

ASIC launches investigation into Westpac

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
More woe for Westpac as ASIC confirms it has commenced an investigation into the bank following AUSTRAC's actions in relation to money laundering. An ASIC spokesperson told Financial Standard : "ASIC can confirm that it commenced an investigation ...

Chief economist update: Let's talk about debt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
Financial Standard had been calling for it, central banks have, and now it's the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). In its latest bi-annual economic global economic report released this month, the OECD maintained its Australian ...

Westpac halts short-term bonuses, culls Litepay

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
The under-fire big bank will halt short term incentives for its executive team as it deals with the fallout from its alleged breaches of anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing laws. Announcing the bank's three-point response plan ...

AMP transfers 25% of accounts to ATO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
AMP executive Alex Wade has told a parliamentary inquiry that the company has transferred a quarter of its superannuation fund account to the Australian Taxation Office. Wade said these accounts were inactive, and AMP felt that transferring them to ...

Chief economist update: US consumer power

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
The US-China trade deal/no trade deal seesaw continues to drive the markets' daily ups and downs. But behind these day-to-day swings is the rise and rise on Wall Street - to new record highs. To be sure, the third quarter reporting season was nothing ...