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3 weeks ago | 
in.marketscreener.com | Sneha Kumar |Byron Kaye
Published on 04/06/2025 at 11:27 (Reuters) -Australia's corporate regulator said the mortgage broking unit of No.2 lender Westpac had used falsified payslips from non-existent employers to approve home loans in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said RAMS Financial Group, a Westpac subsidiary until the bank shuttered the business last year, engaged in widespread unlicensed conduct from June 2019 to April 2023.
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3 weeks ago | 
sg.finance.yahoo.com | Sneha Kumar |Byron Kaye
Sneha Kumar and Byron Kaye Tue, 3 June 2025 at 7:00 pm GMT-4 2 min read In this article: By Sneha Kumar and Byron Kaye (Reuters) -Australia's corporate regulator said the mortgage broking unit of No.2 lender Westpac had used falsified payslips from non-existent employers to approve home loans in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday.
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1 month ago | 
mining.com | Sneha Kumar |Rashmi Aich
Australian pension fund HESTA said on Monday it had sold its remaining stake in billionaire Chris Ellison-founded Mineral Resources, citing “serious governance concerns”. The mining services provider has been grappling with governance issues, primarily involving Ellison, with allegations including tax evasion and misuse of company resources for personal projects.
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1 month ago | 
gurutrade.com | Sneha Kumar |Nivedita Bhattacharjee |Mrigank Dhaniwala
May 5 (Reuters) - Shares of Australia's Qantas Airways rose over 5% on Monday to a one-month high, tracking a drop in oil prices after OPEC+ signaled faster output hikes.
Oil prices fell over $2 a barrel after OPEC+ agreed to boost output for a second straight month, despite sliding prices and weakening demand expectations.
Jet fuel is a key cost for airlines, and falling prices raise hopes for improved profitability.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
aspicts.substack.com | Aaditya Govindrao |Byron Kaye |Sneha Kumar
Good morning. It's Friday 21st of February. The Daily Cyber & Tech Digest focuses on the topics we work on, including cybersecurity, critical technologies, foreign interference & disinformation. Follow us on X, on LinkedIn, and on BlueSky. Microsoft now says it has created a new state of matter in its quest to make a powerful machine, called a quantum computer, that could accelerate the development of everything from batteries to medicines to artificial intelligence.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
reuters.com | Aaditya Govindrao |Byron Kaye |Sneha Kumar
Children in Australia are able to easily bypass the minimum age limit imposed by social media platforms, a report by the country's online safety regulator showed on Thursday, ahead of a landmark ban by the government on access for those under 16.
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Feb 19, 2025 | 
today.westlaw.com | Byron Kaye |Sneha Kumar |Sonali Paul |Aaditya Govind Rao
(Reuters) -Children in Australia are able to easily bypass the minimum age limit imposed by social media platforms, a report by the country's online safety regulator showed on Thursday, ahead of a landmark ban by the government on access for those...
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
sg.finance.yahoo.com | Sneha Kumar
Sneha Kumar Thu, 16 January 2025 at 11:54 pm GMT-5 3 min read * Rupiah hovers near 6-month low * Rate decisions in Malaysia and Japan next week * Yen to log best week since Nov-end 2024 * China's yuan, stocks perk up after stronger-than-expected GDP By Sneha Kumar Jan 17 (Reuters) - Most Asian currencies firmed on Friday, gathering momentum from a muted greenback ahead of Donald Trump's return to office next week, while stocks were mixed after surprise rate calls from several regional central...
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
sg.finance.yahoo.com | Sneha Kumar |Sameer Manekar
Sneha Kumar and Sameer Manekar Wed, 15 January 2025 at 11:13 pm GMT-6 3 min read In this article: * South Korea holds rates at 3.00% * Korean stocks at near 1-week high * Rupiah slips to 6-month low By Sneha Kumar and Sameer Manekar Jan 16 (Reuters) - The Indonesian rupiah hit a more than six-month low on Thursday while the South Korean won snapped a three-day winning streak after both countries' central banks shocked investors by eschewing widely anticipated interest rate calls.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
sg.finance.yahoo.com | Sneha Kumar |Sameer Manekar
Sneha Kumar and Sameer Manekar Wed, 15 January 2025 at 3:45 am GMT-5 3 min read (.) * Bank Indonesia cuts rate by 25 bps to 5.75% * Rupiah hits lowest since early July * Stocks in Thailand, Malaysia at lowest since Aug 2024 * US inflation data awaited By Sneha Kumar and Sameer Manekar Jan 15 (Reuters) - Indonesia's rupiah fell to its lowest in more than six months while stocks rose nearly 2% on Wednesday, after the central bank delivered a surprise rate cut to support economic growth despite...
