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Westpac is considering a demerger of its New Zealand operations in the wake of new requirements put in place by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand....

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission claims it is ‘capex poor’ and is seeking more funding from Treasury arguing that if it was allowed greater capital ex...

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Superannuation funds did not misuse intra-fund advice with respect to either early release superannuation or insurance, according to the Australian Securities and Investm...

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The Federal Government has been accused of extraordinary and undemocratic legislative over-reach by trying to gain control of how superannuation funds invest on behalf of...

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The corporate regulator has banned the director of the over-the-counter derivative issuer, Shlomo Yoshai, as well as four other employees....

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A Gold Coast accountant and former authorised representative who gave self-managed superannuation funds advice has discovered what it costs when you fail to adhere to a c...

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The big four bank has disputed claims from the Finance Sector Union that it is asking members to vote for “wage theft”....

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The corporate regulator has applied the extra conditions after the over the counter derivatives business was suspended last year. ...

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More than a year after it began, APRA has ended its investigation into AUSTRAC’s anti-money laundering allegations against Westpac without result. ...

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The Finance Sector Union has spoken out against the new enterprise agreement which they say will further erode basic entitlements for the bank’s employees. ...

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It will be made available as part of the firm’s investment research and analytics software, FE Analytics, in time for the deadline on 5 October, 2021....

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The Association of Financial Advisers has urged members to directly lobby the Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg if they want ASIC’s proposed levy increase reduced....

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