-News for the week that was in Finance-

Covid News

  • -Great news for VIC
  • -NSW not so much
  • -Covid Supplement to extend well into 2021?

ATO 

  • $120m clawed back Jobkeeper Payments from ineligible clients

ABS data on consumer prices 

  • Inflation has increased 1.6%

Carbon Neutral Targets 

  • Coal and natural gas purchases in Australia in danger as overseas governments adopt this stance.

ANZ has also announced a carbon neutral plan 

  • No assistance to finance coal and thermal plants
  • No longer providing services to businesses whose rev (10%) is made up of coal / thermal.
  • ANZ policy also applies to the construction of large scale office buildings - where loans will only be provided if they had a 5 star energy rating.

Wine exports has increased by 4% - despite all the rumours

Banking news

  • ANZ - $500m cash profit hit
  • NAB - Staff underpaid hits profits
  • ABL - Board of ABL takes a paycut

And more!