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More staff embroiled in Macquarie investigation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
German authorities have expanded their investigation into a 2011 lending transaction, doubling the number of Macquarie staff considered suspects since late 2018. In an update to the ASX on Thursday evening, Macquarie said it was cooperating with an ...

Chief economist update: Equity markets struck by coronavirus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... an update on Tuesday. There have also been reports of cases in Thailand, South Korea and Japan. Philippine health authorities said on Tuesday that they were investigating the case of a five-year old Chinese boy with a travel history to Wuhan after he ...

Chi-X forced to be client of competition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... The report Somes referred to was published in February this year, in which the IMF stated: "It is recommended that authorities are granted additional powers to support fair and effective competition between/among infrastructures." "Competition between ...

Chief economist update: When monetary and fiscal policies don't meet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... in the BIS report is certainly playing out in Australia. "It might induce a bias toward inaction among other policy authorities, such as regulatory, prudential and fiscal policymakers, if they believe the burden of policy interventions can be left to ...

Major super funds caught in fraud scandal

ELIZA BAVIN, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... Club Plus told Financial Standard : "Identity theft is an appalling crime and we've been working closely with authorities to aid their investigation, as well as conducting our own review. We have not identified any additional fraudulent activity ...

Surprise $56 billion bid for London Stock Exchange

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
... believes that the two businesses are highly complementary and as such, looks forward to working with the relevant authorities to deliver a clear path to completion." The LSE said it will consider the proposal, but is committed to making progress on its ...

Chief economist update: Greater than the Great Recession of 2008

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
... most effective, the Member Banks are likely to be timid about buying new investments or making loans. If the Reserve authorities buy government bonds in the open market and thereby swell bank reserves, the banks will not put these funds to work but will ...

Sam Henderson cops ASIC ban

KANIKA SOOD, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... McKenna followed the advice, she would have forfeited a $500,000 deferred benefit available to her under her State Authorities Superannuation Scheme (SASS) account. Unfortunately, ASIC said another client received the same advice and ended up losing ...

British MPs prod own pension fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
... Parliament need to say, 'Divest Parliament'." That would show leadership both to public schemes, particularly in local authorities, and to the wider sector," Davey said. The pension fund manages about £730 million in total assets, as at the end of last ...

Chief economist update: The (trade) war is back on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019
... breakdown in trade negotiations - and the potential for an escalation - necessitates continued policy support from Chinese authorities. In response to the negotiation breakdown, the PBOC stressed it has sufficient tools to support and stabilise the economy. ...