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CBA hit with fresh AML breaches by AUSTRAC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... of money laundering and counter-terrorism financing levelled by the regulator. In amended statement of claim released yesterday, AUSTRAC filed a further 100 alleged breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing legislation (AML/CTF) ...

Platinum sells $24m Asia stake

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
... as one of the top-performing funds of its ilk by Morningstar. Platinum Asia Investments (PAI) updated securityholders yesterday that Platinum had entered into an agreement with Taylor Collison to arrange a book build for the sale of 20 million ordinary ...

Salt reveals retirement hotspots

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... downsize their residence to contribute up to $300,000 from the sale of their home to superannuation, passed the Senate yesterday, and have been returned to the House of Representatives for a single amendment proposed by Senator Leyonhjelm to be either ...

A case for faster wages growth (or not)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... ninth consecutive month that it's been above the 50 expansion/contraction line. Similarly, retail sales data released yesterday showed that retail spending lifted by a stronger than expected 0.5% in the month of October following the previous month's ...

Industry associations merge

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... holding its first chief executive forum on December 7 in Melbourne. In light of the banking Royal Commission announced yesterday, AIST said broadening the scope to include superannuation was an "unnecessary measure and a waste of taxpayer money." Scheerlinck ...

Government superannuation bills will stand despite Royal Commission: O'Dwyer

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... maintained the government's commitment to strengthening APRA's powers, making clear that no alterations would follow yesterday's announcements. "The truth is that these reforms are long overdue," she said. "Just as we always have been, the Government ...

The price is not right

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
Quo vadis inflation? The minutes of the Fed's 31 October - 1 November FOMC meeting revealed Yellen & Co's continued confusion over the unresponsiveness of consumer price inflation to undeniably solid growth in the economy. According to the minutes ...

CBA avoids board spill

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
... anti-money laundering laws. About 92% of shareholders approved the remuneration report at the bank's annual general meeting yesterday. Chair Catherine Livingstone told shareholders the "reputational damage" that occurred this year prompted the board ...

'tis the season to not be jolly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... employees' pay more or less the maximum allowed in the wage indexation clauses in many employment contracts. As I ranted yesterday, this could be one of the reasons behind the jump in the NAB business conditions index to record-breaking highs and why ...

Australian business conditions gone gangbusters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... (around 4 times the long-run average)." This is the opening line of the NAB Monthly Business Survey" report released yesterday. You read it right, Australian business conditions are the best they have been in two decades. I don't think many would disagree ...