The dark underbelly of home loan industry
The big question - and one which is of keen interest to the Hayne royal commission - is just how rife is this fraudulent conduct in the home loan industry.
The big question - and one which is of keen interest to the Hayne royal commission - is just how rife is this fraudulent conduct in the home loan industry.
President Donald Trump has ousted Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and replaced him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo.
Bill Shorten's move against the cash rebate of imputation credits will restore the dividend imputation system to its original purpose, but it will push self-managed super funds into trusts and offshore equities.
When Hayne delivers his recommendations at year's end, the banks and non-banks are inevitably going to face increased regulation and compliance burdens.
Labor's plans to end cash refunds for excess dividend imputation credits has set the scene for a bidding war with the government over income tax cuts.
The OECD has backed Treasury and RBA forecasts for a lift in economic growth, thanks to stronger commodity prices and rising jobs growth.
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Energy policy supremo Kerry Schott has declared the "worst is over" on power price hikes, saying the Energy Security Board is well aware of the need for the National Energy Guarantee to ensure affordable, reliable power.
NAB staff were approving loans they knew that were fake in order to meet sales targets and trigger incentive payments.
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The bank hybrid market appears to be one of the scalps of Labor's plan to close the imputation loophole if it wins power.
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The big question - and one which is of keen interest to the Hayne royal commission - is just how rife is this fraudulent conduct in the home loan industry.
The banking royal commission dropped clues during its first hearing on where concerns lie and how it might resolve them.
Mike Cannon-Brookes took off his trademark baseball cap and made his way to the ornate committee table inside Victoria's gold-rush era Parliament House.
At least one beneficiary of Australia's compulsory superannuation 'gravy train' is speaking out in favour of Labor's proposed changed to imputation rules.
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Australian companies are not making full use of the free trade agreements we already have with ASEAN countries.
The Melbourne City Council's independent report into former mayor Robert Doyle has upheld four allegations, including that he grasped the breast of former councillor Tessa Sullivan.
Business has welcomed a new asset write-off policy pledged by Labor but cautions that it is no substitute for a company tax cut.
A targeted depreciation regime is better than cutting business taxes and hoping for the best.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has flagged closer co-operation with Australia to deal with tensions in the South China Sea.
Former Indonesian trade minister Mari Pangestu said Australia should not have asked for exemptions from Donald Trump's aluminium and steel tariffs but should have fought against the decision.
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China has raised concerns about the long visa approval process for government-funded postgraduate students.
China is merging its banking and insurance regulators as part of the biggest shake-up of the country's vast bureaucracy in decades as President Xi Jinping tightens supervision of the financial system.
Do-it-yourself superannuation funds have slammed Labor's proposal to ditch cash refunds for excess dividend imputation credits, arguing that it unfairly singles out self-directed investors.
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Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes says he's more concerned about whether there will still be gig economy workers in ten years than regulating their conditions.
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The banking royal commission dropped clues during its first hearing on where concerns lie and how it might resolve them.
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