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Shipton's tax bill under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... Hehir about the relocation expenses ASIC paid Shipton and Crennan, and about Shipton's tax bill. Shipton had an agreement that ASIC would pay for his tax advice as part of his remuneration. There were three procurements of tax advice from KPMG made ...

Mercer launches climate-transition tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... which draws from multiple data sources is the capacity to align to a 1.5C global warming target as outlined in the Paris Agreement. "It's best to combine a top-down, total-portfolio view with forward-looking bottom up portfolio analytics such as sector ...

Chief economist update: Oil could slip on fresh lockdowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... of higher prices (at best) or stable prices at current prices (at worst). They've done this before. The eventual agreement by OPEC+ at the 10th (Extraordinary) OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting on 12 April 2020 to adjust downwards overall crude ...

Financial services complaints rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... consumers to get on with their lives, and AFCA's process is designed to support all parties to a complaint to reach an agreement as early as possible," Locke said. Additionally, Locke said the ombudsman worked hard to assist as best as it could upon ...

AustralianSuper dodges advertising scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
The nation's largest superannuation fund is facing heat for not divulging details of its $11 million marketing expense and how effective that has been in acquiring new members. AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk faced the Standing Committee ...

Dorsey holds reigns at Twitter

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... recommended the current management structure remain in place. "Earlier this year, in connection with a cooperation letter agreement with Elliott Investment Management, the board of directors of Twitter formed an independent committee to build on the ...

Westpac settles two class actions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... negotiation, execution of complete settlement papers and court approval, the bank said, adding that the terms of the settlement agreement are confidential. In 2018, the Australian Federal Court ordered the bank pay $3.3 million for contravening the ASIC ...

Wages will not rise from SG cut: ISA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
Industry Super Australia has hit out at arguments that wages will increase if the planned superannuation guarantee rise is delayed. ISA said the evidence that ditching the SG rise will not help wages can be seen from the last time it was cut in 2014. ...

Link rejects revised offer

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
... shareholders." "The due diligence information will be provided subject to entry into an appropriate confidentiality agreement containing suitable protections for Link Group, including a standstill clause," Link said. "There can be no certainty that such ...

QInsure ramps up claims technology

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
... regulatory obligations. QInsure chief executive Phil Fraser said: "We will be working closely with FINEOS under this heads of agreement to ensure APRA (Australian Prudential Regulation Authority) is supportive of our approach." Fraser commented that ...