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Paulina Duran is a Sydney-based journalist at The Australian covering financial services, with 15 years of experience as a corporate finance, debt and banking specialist. She was previously a senior financial correspondent at Reuters, and has also worked as a reporter at Bloomberg and the Australian Financial Review.

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bankingFinancial Services

Ampol chair Steven Gregg (L) will succeed Westpac chair John McFarlane (R) in November after the bank hands down its full year results. Picture: Supplied

Westpac eyes ANZ-Suncorp saga for acquisition clues

Westpac eyes ANZ-Suncorp saga for acquisition clues, while outgoing chairman John McFarlane apologises to shareholders, customers and employees at his last AGM.

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The economyBusiness

21/11/2023 RBA governor Michele Bullock during a panel on the State of Economy during the ASIC annual forum at the Sofitel in Melbourne. Aaron Francis / The Australian

Financial system threats are on rise, say regulators

Australia’s financial system is at risk from geopolitical tensions, high household debt and the increasing adoption of artificial intelligence, the Council of Financial Regulators says.

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FINANCIAL CRIMELegal Affairs

Full-frame of Australian bronze one dollar coins. Money cash generic.

Austrac targets digital currency exchanges, payment platforms

Digital currency exchanges, payment platforms, non-bank lenders and gold traders will be under enhanced scrutiny by the financial crimes regulator in the coming year.

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BankingFinancial Services

Investment bank treasurers (L-R) Melissa Marzulli from State Street, Therese McCarthy Hockey from Deutsche Bank and Karina Kwan from Citigroup talk about the glass ceiling and how women can win in a male banking world, in Sydney.

APRA beefs up interest rate risk regulations

In a pre-emptive move to avoid a US-style collapse, APRA has issued new requirements for banks to better manage the impact of interest rate changes on their financial position.

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TechnologyBusiness

Big tech ‘ignoring demands to rein in scammers’

Meta is ignoring demands from Australian regulators to thwart scam investment ads from unlicensed publishers, highlighting the need to make that a mandatory requirement, ASIC says.

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GovernanceFinancial Services

13/02/20 Louise Davidson is the CEO of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors. Aaron Francis/The Australian

ACSI ups ante on boardroom agenda

A group representing large investors has increased the emphasis on cyber and worker safety, as well as nature-related risks in a governance paper that will guide their voting at AGMs.

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EXCLUSIVEEconomics

David Rumbens from Deloitte Access Economics. Tasmanian Treasurer Peter Gutwein post-budget address at TCCI breakfast at Wrest Point.

Inflation, rate fears cause CFO confidence to plummet

A new sentiment survey reveals rising costs and higher interest rates are now the biggest concerns for Australian CFOs, leading to a gloomy outlook.

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BankingFinancial Services

COMPOSITE 4:3 - Australia's four big banks Commonwealth, Westpac, NAB, ANZ. Picture: NCA Newswire

Big banks lead in hardship support but others fall

The nation’s banking majors have gotten better in helping customers during difficult times, but two lenders must lift their game.

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insuranceFinancial Services

(FILES) Residents defend a property from a bushfire at Hillsville near Taree, 350km north of Sydney on November 12, 2019. Australian firefighters are preparing what they predict will be the fiercest fire season since the monster

Avoid disaster zones to cut insurance: IAG

To lower home insurance costs, stop building in disaster zones and empower stakeholders with data to assess risk, says Australia’s largest general insurer.

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BankingFinancial Services

City buildings are reflected in an ANZ sign on the exterior of an inner city ANZ branch in Melbourne, Australia on Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2013. Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg

ANZ fined just $900k over shares disclosure failure

The Federal Court has fined banking giant ANZ just $900,000 over a case brought by ASIC that it failed to disclose to the market a share placement had fallen $790m short.

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