Crennan first,Shipton next:Deeply flawed ASIC needs urgent cleanout
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Crennan first,Shipton next:Deeply flawed ASIC needs urgent cleanout

ASIC has been a festering embarrassment for the government,it needs to fix the mess now.

  • byAdele Ferguson

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Westpac flags $1.2b hit to earnings on misconduct costs,write-downs

Westpac flags $1.2b hit to earnings on misconduct costs,write-downs

Rising misconduct costs,asset write-downs and ballooning legal fees have contributed to the hit to earnings ahead of Westpac's full-year result next week.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
Financial system faces'considerable'risk if climate change not tackled:RBA

Financial system faces'considerable'risk if climate change not tackled:RBA

The Reserve Bank's Financial Stability Report has warned both climate change and lowering emissions pose considerable risks.

  • byJennifer Duke
Property price warning as JobKeeper payments cliff looms

Property price warning as JobKeeper payments cliff looms

Experts say there is likely more trouble ahead for property markets as government COVID-19 financial support tapers off.

  • byJohn Collett
Underperforming super funds to be named and shamed with new comparison tool

Underperforming super funds to be named and shamed with new comparison tool

The government will require super funds to take an annual performance test and will launch an online comparison tool to help Australians choose their fund.

  • byJennifer Duke
The steak and wine court case behind new bank lending rules

The steak and wine court case behind new bank lending rules

A court case over steak and red wine is at the heart of Josh Frydenberg’s changes to the way customers get a bank loan.

  • byDavid Crowe
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Crack down on super funds or face reform:Liberal senator tells APRA

Crack down on super funds or face reform:Liberal senator tells APRA

Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg has warned the financial regulator it will face law reforms unless it cracks down on superannuation funds spending millions of dollars on advertising campaigns.

  • byJennifer Duke
Hospitals,insurers call to raise age of lifetime health cover penalty to 35

Hospitals,insurers call to raise age of lifetime health cover penalty to 35

Private hospitals say the loading designed to encourage young people into private health is deterring many from signing up after their 31st birthday.

  • byDana McCauley
Regulator braces for waves of COVID-19 insolvencies

Regulator braces for waves of COVID-19 insolvencies

The corporate watchdog is preparing for potential waves of small business insolvencies in 2021 and beyond.

  • byClancy Yeates
AMP legal action nears as ASIC probes'significant number'of matters

AMP legal action nears as ASIC probes'significant number'of matters

The corporate cop has revealed it has at least five active investigations into AMP and legal action would likely be filed by the end of the year.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
Banks'deferred loans hit $274b as more borrowers pause payments

Banks'deferred loans hit $274b as more borrowers pause payments

Australian banks allowed borrowers owing another $40 billion to pause their repayments in June as an emergency response to the coronavirus.

  • byClancy Yeates andCharlotte Grieve