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Tax transparency an ESG consideration for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... "Companies are being held to be more transparent," he said. "You get companies that are trying to lump in all sorts of payments that they pay to countries and call it tax, such as royalties or license fees. But I do think companies are feeling a lot ...

Investors question payday lenders at AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... than in relation to terms agreed with ASIC in relation to a certain product offered in years prior to 30 June 2015 where payments were agreed to be refunded. This amount to approximately $200,000." Money3's auditor BDO noted that no adjustments to provisions ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance, IAG pilot microinsurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... available to people who have a household income of less than AU$48,000, and who have a healthcare card or receive Centrelink payments. Microinsurance is presented to Good Shepherd Microfinance clients while they are obtaining loan products, but are not ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance, Suncorp launch insurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... available to people who have a household income of less than AU$48,000, and who have a healthcare card or receive Centrelink payments. The Essentials by AAI product is presented to Good Shepherd Microfinance clients while they are obtaining loan products ...

Investors, payday lenders engage on lending practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... week, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced that Money3 has stopped offering its two-payments 'fixed fee' loan arrangement and agreed to refund more than $100,000 to consumers "following concerns raised by ASIC that it ...

NAB places second green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... BNP Paribas provided the majority of cross-currency swaps and long-dated inflation swaps for the HH2 project's offtake payments, and took the lead in structuring the covenant package. See Also: NAB issues $150m green bond

Investors to engage with payday lenders over practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... significant impact on their revenue. CentrePay is a bill paying and budgeting facility for recipients of governmental welfare payments. It allows automatic deductions for bills such as utilities and housing, and consumer leasing payments for household ...

Social, regulatory risks to growing payday lending market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... included in the CentrePay system. CentrePay is a bill paying and budgeting facility for recipients of governmental welfare payments. It allows automatic deductions for bills such as utilities and housing, and consumer leasing payments for household goods ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance, Suncorp pilot microinsurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... modeled on the AAMI Renter's Fire and Theft product, developed with specific changes - the excess is AU$100 and the premium payments are deducted fortnightly from clients' CentreLink payments. "The quotes vary depending on the situation, the level of ...

Canada adopts mining payment regime, Australia next?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... here. Canada's Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act will require oil, gas and mining companies to report their payments to governments worldwide annually. It will come into force no later than 1 June 2015, and will apply to Canadian-listed and ...