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Westpac off the hook in BBSW scandal

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
The Federal Court ruled Westpac's conduct in handling bank bill swap rates was "unconscionable" on four of the 16 occasions that ASIC alleged the bank manipulated the BBSW. While ASIC failed to prove Westpac traders had manipulated the BBSW, the bank ...

Amnesty granted to employers with unpaid SG

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
For 12 months starting today, employers with a history of underpaying the superannuation guarantee will have a chance to "wipe the slate clean" and clear any pile of unpaid super without copping late payment penalties from the Government, according ...

BBSW methodology restores trust

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
The new calculation methodology for Australia's bank bill swap rate began on Monday, a direct response to maintain trust in the interest rate benchmark following misuse. In a joint statement the RBA and ASIC said the new BBSW methodology calculates ...

Macquarie merges private wealth businesses

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
Macquarie Group is consolidating its private bank and private wealth businesses to concentrate its growth strategy on high net-worth (HNW) clients, a move it expects to affect advisers. HNW clients are already the exclusive focus of Macquarie's private ...

Fees for no service compensation unfinished business: ASIC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
Newly-minted ASIC chair James Shipton said there will be more consumer compensation to come over fees for no service financial advice. Three months into his role, Shipton addressed the annual Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) conference ...

Link Group loses $15bn industry fund mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
As part of its discussions about how the Budget's superannuation reforms will affect business, Link Group said its contract with a $15 billion industry fund will not be renewed. The mandate with CareSuper represents about 1% of Link Group's pro-forma ...

CBA cops $25 million for BBSW rigging

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
Commonwealth Bank will fork out $25 million to settle its bank bill swap rate rigging scandal, adding to the bank's pile of settlement payouts. CBA will acknowledge it "attempted to engage in unconscionable conduct in breach of the ASIC Act" while trading ...

Labor responds to 'unfair' Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
The Labor Party said pensioners and working Australians will be most disadvantaged by this year's Budget proposals. Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said the Liberal Government's budget is "unfair" and favours big business. In a series of Tweets, Shorten ...

ANZ culls sales incentives for planners

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
ANZ will no longer factor in sales incentives while calculating bonuses for its financial planners and boot them out if they fail an audit twice, the bank announced today. As ANZ attempts to revive its advice business after Royal Commission hearings ...

Global investment firm to restructure

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
A global investment firm with $176 billion in assets under management will undergo a corporate restructure. Kohlberg, Kravis & Roberts (KKR) will convert from a partnership to a corporation on July 1, in a move which is designed to attract new investors. ...