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ASIC drops CBA investigation

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
Commonwealth Bank has announced the corporate watchdog will not be taking any action against the bank nor its directors over a money laundering and counter-terrorism scandal identified by AUSTRAC three years ago. In an ASX announcement, CBA told investors ...

ASIC relaxes IPO red tape

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... underwriters or lead manager arising from the escrow agreement is disregarded for the purposes of the takeover provisions but not the substantial holding provisions. ASIC noted the rationale for this is that it provides relief for professional underwriters ...

Gonski departs ANZ

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... be to continue the work we have been doing over many years to improve our operations and simplify the bank to the benefit not only the owners of our company but also our customers and staff," O'Sullivan said. "The banking industry is at an important ...

Two Sydney advice firms merge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
Two Sydney-based advice firms have merged, with the firms saying it was not a decision either party made lightly. Halcyon Wealth Advisers has merged with Principle Advisers with the aim to take the business into the future and enable financial advisers ...

Link suffers in COVID environment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
Link Group has posted disappointing FY20 results across the board weighed down by tough trading conditions and increased regulatory costs. Compared to last year Link posted a 12% fall in statutory net profit, a 27% fall in operating net profit after ...

Chief economist update: Japan economy tanks depsite looser restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... measures have been negative since the December 2019 quarter, before the coronavirus became the covid-19 pandemic. Like many, if not most, nations, Japan delivered substantial amounts of fiscal and monetary stimuli to mitigate the fallout from the pandemic. ...

HESTA advocates for change post Rio blast

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... here in Australia and internationally." Blakey said Rio Tinto's destruction of significant cultural sites at Juukan Gorge not only destroyed priceless heritage but shareholders bore the costs and this sort of risk needs to be managed. "What occurred ...

Australian Ethical benefits from seismic cultural shift

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... Ethical, with super funds and other institutional players currently making up only 5-6% of its total investor base. "It's not something that we have put a lot of energy into because our direct to consumer offer is going so well," he said. "We have ...

Another AMP worker recounts campaign of harassment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... function," she said. "Finally and in my experience, most egregiously, my direct manager threatened to end my career if I did not follow his sexual wishes while alone with him on a work trip. "In this last experience, I felt in fear of my physical safety. ...

New law backs choice of fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... 1 July 2020, the explanatory memorandum reads. New employees must now be provided with a standard choice form; if they do not choose a fund then the default fund arrangements apply. "An employer does not have to provide existing employees with a form ...