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Argo Investments attacks Labor franking policy

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... shareholders who are "deeply concerned" with the policy and its implications. Higgins confirmed Argo made a submission the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics inquiry into the implications of Labor's policy, which strongly voices ...

ANZ chief says remediation is "distracting"

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... programs as a "distraction" and at one point took up to 15 years to compensate some customers. This morning, Elliott told the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics in Canberra that it was one of the two major banks that admitted to ...

Banks to answer for Hayne report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
... will head to Canberra to face questioning over the findings published in Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's interim report. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics will commence its next round of public hearings on October 11, 12 and 19. ...

Franking credits inquiry launched

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
... An inquiry has been launched to examine the implications of Labor's policy to remove refundable franking credits. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics will investigate the implications of removing refundable franking credits. ...

Macquarie axes grandfathered commissions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... eliminate the practice "as soon as reasonably practicable and to the maximum possible extent." More recently, fronting the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell said the regulator has not had a chance ...

ASIC not to blame for trust deficit: Shipton

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... regulator contributed to the significant trust deficit present in Australia's financial services industry. Appearing before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics in Canberra last Friday, Shipton was asked what responsibility ASIC ...

ASIC admits AMP inaction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... was aware prior to the Royal Commission that AMP was allegedly attempting to mislead the regulator. Appearing before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics in Canberra today, senior leaders at ASIC admitted they were not surprised ...

Chief economist update: New Fed chief, same policy direction (but more transparent)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... dollar spot index appreciate by 0.6%. Blame it on Jerome Powell and what he told the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives in his first testimony as head honcho of the US Federal Reserve. In a prepared text chairman Powell painted ...

Capex brings cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... come to the water with cheap funding. I can't make it drink." This was then RBA governor Glenn Stevens' statement to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics in his August 2014 testimony. His frustration was understandable for after ...

YBR founder to lead government taskforce

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
... McCluskey. BGA Digital managing director Gerd Schenkel, Assistant Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Craig Laundy and House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics chair David Coleman will also join the group. "Evidence shows that ...