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ASIC quietly granted new access to phone taps

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
While other legislation and regulatory work was delayed as a result of COVID-19, ASIC was recently granted the power to receive intercepted information, such as tapped phone calls. ASIC cannot tap phones itself or obtain an interception warrant, however ...

Government announces fresh crackdowns on foreign investments

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced a major crackdown on foreign investment in Australia, including new overriding "last resort powers" which will allow him to force foreign divestment in exceptional cases. The reforms to the country's foreign ...

Wealth platform appoints technology lead

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
A specialist wealth management platform has appointed a chief technology officer, bringing over 20 years' experience in technology roles to the software provider. WealthO2 has appointed Matthew Done as its chief technology officer, set to report directly ...

Opportunities abound in COVID-19 environment

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... Consumer Staples (like Woolworths), Consumer Discretionary (such as JB Hi-Fi), Health Care (like CSL and ResMed), Telecommunication Services (such as Telstra), Commercial & Professional Services (like Brambles) and Software & Services (like Altium) are ...

Telstra issues 10-year bond

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
Telstra has issued an $860 million 10-year bond as it moves to further strengthen its balance sheet. The bond, issued at €500 million, has been priced under Telstra's debt issuance program, and will be issued on April 23. Telstra said it would use ...

What's next for income-focused funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... share, paid on March 31] and has very strong capital strength and is less affected some others." He points to telecommunication service providers and grocery chains in identifying dividend opportunities for the months ahead. "Some areas may even be able ...

Self-isolation to accelerate secular trends

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... implications. "Two of the sectors we expect to continue to benefit from remote working are the data centre and telecommunication network providers," Kururangi said. He points to NextDC and Megaport as examples of specific stocks the firm expect will ...

National Stock Exchange names new chief executive

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
The founder, managing director and chief executive of ASX-suspended fintech iSignthis is the new interim chief executive of the National Stock Exchange of Australia (NSX). John Karantzis will step into the role effective immediately, having recently ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 could hit Australia with triple whammy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... Australia's top source of imports - 20.4% of total - consisting mainly, engineering products, including office and telecommunication equipment and parts, computers, household appliances and furniture, among others. Australian wholesalers and retailers ...

Adamantem acquires ASX-listed company

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
Adamantem Capital has announced the acquisition of 100% of shares in Legend Corporation by way of a Scheme of Arrangement. The proposed acquisition is Adamantem's second public-to-private transaction and will be the fund's sixth investment in its portfolio ...