Archived News for Finance Sector Professionals
Various groups have raised concerns about the Government’s planned foreign influence laws.
New trade deal looms
Trade Minister Steve Ciobo says the revised Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal should be signed later this year.
Radio Rentals to make repayments
Radio Rentals will refund nearly $20 million to customers tied up in leases they cannot afford to pay.
GetUp and MCA make donation warning
Two very different lobbies have warned against a proposed cap on foreign donations.
Iceland gets equal pay laws
Iceland has passed laws requiring businesses to prove they are paying men and women equally.
Ciobo probed on Adani funding
A Federal Government body has explored the option of taxpayer support for Adani's embattled coal project.
Green money expected to slide
Renewable energy investment hit a new high in 2017, but analysts have warned that investment could collapse ...
ANZ and UTS seek AI underwriting
The University of Technology Sydney is working with ANZ to inject artificial intelligence into insurance underwriting.
ASIC orders insurance refunds
Allianz and Suncorp will refund a combined $65.2 million to over 100,000 customers ...
Mayor changes airstrip claim
Two Queensland councils appear to have changed their tune over the ownership of an airstrip for Adani.
AI urges federal ICAC
A new report says perceived corruption in Australia’s public service may have wiped $72 billion from the national economy.
New site for banking inquiry
Unions are preparing to collect the public’s stories of banking misconduct, fraud and criminal activity ...
Microsoft paying missed tax
Microsoft Australia has paid an extra $39 million in tax following an ATO audit.
Modelling plots no negative gearing
A new study suggests home ownership would increase and most households would be better off if negative gearing was scrapped.
BIS says low rates create 'zombies'
A giant ‘bank for banks’ says low interest rates are creating ‘zombie firms’.
BHP questions lobby membership
BHP has released a review questioning its membership of the World Coal Association (WCA) and Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) over energy policy.
Bitcoin markets expect regulation
Experts want Australian authorities to be proactive in regulating the cryptocurrency industry.
Deep doubt for NAIF rail loan
Even without the Queensland's rejection, Adani's $1 billion NAIF loan is unlikely to be approved.