This week on The Fin podcast, senior reporter Jonathan Shapiro on ANZ’s bond trading scandal, whether the bank lied about its market activity to get on the deal in the first place and who should be accountable.

This podcast is sponsored by Team Global Express

Further reading:

ANZ bond trading scandal ‘risks unknown’: Macquarie
Macquarie analysts have run the numbers on what ANZ’s bond scandal could do to its profits whilst conceding some costs are hard to measure.

ANZ says bond trading scandal fallout could extend to the very top
The ANZ board may be forced to take action against the bank’s chief executive Shayne Elliott and other senior managers over the misleading trading data submitted to the federal government and investigations into its workplace culture.

The ANZ scandal is a bombshell in two acts
The issues engulfing the bank’s trading team are not about complicated bond trades. It’s about an alleged double act of deceit and manipulation of the taxpayer.

This week on The Fin podcast, senior reporter Jonathan Shapiro on ANZ’s bond trading scandal, whether the bank lied about its market activity to get on the deal in the first place and who should be accountable.
This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://teamglobalexp.com/e-care" data-stringify-link="https://teamglobalexp.com/e-care" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Team Global Express</a>
Further reading: <a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/anz-bond-trading-scandal-risks-unknown-macquarie-20240805-p5jzm1" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/anz-bond-trading-scandal-risks-unknown-macquarie-20240805-p5jzm1" data-sk="tooltip_parent">ANZ bond trading scandal ‘risks unknown’: Macquarie</a> Macquarie analysts have run the numbers on what ANZ’s bond scandal could do to its profits whilst conceding some costs are hard to measure. <a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/anz-says-bond-trading-scandal-fallout-could-extend-to-the-very-top-20240725-p5jwf6" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/anz-says-bond-trading-scandal-fallout-could-extend-to-the-very-top-20240725-p5jwf6" data-sk="tooltip_parent">ANZ says bond trading scandal fallout could extend to the very top</a> The ANZ board may be forced to take action against the bank’s chief executive Shayne Elliott and other senior managers over the misleading trading data submitted to the federal government and investigations into its workplace culture. <a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/the-anz-scandal-is-a-bombshell-in-two-acts-20240712-p5jt9w" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/the-anz-scandal-is-a-bombshell-in-two-acts-20240712-p5jt9w" data-sk="tooltip_parent">The ANZ scandal is a bombshell in two acts</a> The issues engulfing the bank’s trading team are not about complicated bond trades. It’s about an alleged double act of deceit and manipulation of the taxpayer.

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‘A scandal of epic proportions’: why heads could roll at ANZ

This week on The Fin podcast, senior reporter Ronald Mizen and media and marketing reporter Sam Buckingham-Jones on the case for and against gambling ad reform, what the government is likely to do and whether it will be enough.

This podcast is sponsored by Team Global Express

Further reading:

Rowland wins some, loses more in gambling advertising debate
Pointless non-disclosure agreements, an agitated backbench – miscalculations have marred long-overdue reform to wagering advertising rules

TV ad ban but not jerseys and field signs is ‘illogical’: bookies Sportsbet, Entain and Pointsbet say they won’t put their logos on sports jerseys or around the stadium during live sport

Gambling ad ban MPs to go over Rowland’s head and lobby PM direct The direct approach over the head of the communications minister illustrates growing frustration in Labor ranks over the party’s position on gambling advertising

This week on The Fin podcast, senior reporter Ronald Mizen and media and marketing reporter Sam Buckingham-Jones on the case for and against gambling ad reform, what the government is likely to do and whether it will be enough.
This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://teamglobalexp.com/e-care" data-stringify-link="https://teamglobalexp.com/e-care" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Team Global Express</a> Further reading: <a href="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/rowland-wins-some-loses-more-in-gambling-advertising-debate-20240815-p5k2le" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/rowland-wins-some-loses-more-in-gambling-advertising-debate-20240815-p5k2le" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Rowland wins some, loses more in gambling advertising debate</a> Pointless non-disclosure agreements, an agitated backbench – miscalculations have marred long-overdue reform to wagering advertising rules <a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/games-and-wagering/tv-ad-ban-but-not-jerseys-and-field-signs-is-illogical-bookies-20240815-p5k2mv" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/companies/games-and-wagering/tv-ad-ban-but-not-jerseys-and-field-signs-is-illogical-bookies-20240815-p5k2mv" data-sk="tooltip_parent">TV ad ban but not jerseys and field signs is ‘illogical’: bookies</a> Sportsbet, Entain and Pointsbet say they won’t put their logos on sports jerseys or around the stadium during live sport <a href="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/gambling-ad-ban-mps-to-go-over-rowland-s-head-and-lobby-pm-direct-20240814-p5k2e8" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/gambling-ad-ban-mps-to-go-over-rowland-s-head-and-lobby-pm-direct-20240814-p5k2e8" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Gambling ad ban MPs to go over Rowland’s head and lobby PM direct</a> The direct approach over the head of the communications minister illustrates growing frustration in Labor ranks over the party’s position on gambling advertising

Why it's so hard to ban gambling ads

This week on The Fin podcast, United States correspondent Matthew Cranston and International editor James Curran on why the presidential race has been turned on its head, how the candidates and their running mates match up and what they would mean for the world if they make it to the White House.

This podcast is sponsored by Team Global Express

Further reading:

Obamas ignite Harris campaign but warn of tight race
The former president told a roaring crowd the vice president would not be a self-centred leader like Trump, but instead focus on improving Americans’ lives.

Kamala Harris’ big test this week: Policy or personality

All eyes will be on the vice president at the Democratic National Convention as she tries to keep momentum going in the race for the White House.

Democrats now the American dreamers

Democrats have become the true believers in the American mission. Republicans will be more prudential in assessing foreign policy capacities.

This week on <a href="https://www.afr.com/podcast/thefin" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/podcast/thefin" data-sk="tooltip_parent">The Fin podcast</a>, United States correspondent Matthew Cranston and International editor James Curran on why the presidential race has been turned on its head, how the candidates and their running mates match up and what they would mean for the world if they make it to the White House. This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://teamglobalexp.com/e-care" data-stringify-link="https://teamglobalexp.com/e-care" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Team Global Express</a> Further reading:
<a href="https://www.afr.com/world/north-america/obamas-ignite-harris-campaign-but-warn-of-tight-race-20240821-p5k431" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/world/north-america/obamas-ignite-harris-campaign-but-warn-of-tight-race-20240821-p5k431" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Obamas ignite Harris campaign but warn of tight race</a> The former president told a roaring crowd the vice president would not be a self-centred leader like Trump, but instead focus on improving Americans’ lives.
<a href="https://www.afr.com/world/north-america/harris-big-test-this-week-policy-or-personality-20240818-p5k38u" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/world/north-america/harris-big-test-this-week-policy-or-personality-20240818-p5k38u" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Kamala Harris’ big test this week: Policy or personality</a>
All eyes will be on the vice president at the Democratic National Convention as she tries to keep momentum going in the race for the White House.
<a href="https://www.afr.com/policy/foreign-affairs/democrats-now-the-american-dreamers-20240818-p5k38o" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/policy/foreign-affairs/democrats-now-the-american-dreamers-20240818-p5k38o" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Democrats now the American dreamers</a>
Democrats have become the true believers in the American mission. Republicans will be more prudential in assessing foreign policy capacities.

US election 2024: The next big test for Kamala Harris

This week on The Fin podcast, professional services editor Edmund Tadros on the rise of a sales-driven culture at PwC, why the firm bungled its response to the tax leaks scandal, and why it has failed to move on.

This podcast is sponsored by Team Global Express

Further reading:

‘We couldn’t believe it’: Insiders reveal how PwC unravelled as scandal broke The inside story of how PwC transformed from dull accountant into a sales-driven firm that would tear itself apart.
‘I’ll make you more money’: Inside Seymour’s CEO pitch
The candidates had unofficial campaign managers and developed manifestos. Lobbying was done in the office, over drinks, during the weekend. And like any good election, the voters’ main concern was what was in it for them.
‘Nerds gone wild’: Inside PwC’s last party before it all blew up
It is the days-long party now described as the last hurrah before the storm of the tax leaks. Within six months, the scandal would change the firm forever.

This week on The Fin podcast, professional services editor Edmund Tadros on the rise of a sales-driven culture at PwC, why the firm bungled its response to the tax leaks scandal, and why it has failed to move on.
This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://teamglobalexp.com/e-care" data-stringify-link="https://teamglobalexp.com/e-care" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Team Global Express</a>
Further reading:
<a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/the-luke-and-tom-show-inside-the-undoing-of-pwc-20240801-p5jyis" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/the-luke-and-tom-show-inside-the-undoing-of-pwc-20240801-p5jyis" data-sk="tooltip_parent">‘We couldn’t believe it’: Insiders reveal how PwC unravelled as scandal broke</a> The inside story of how PwC transformed from dull accountant into a sales-driven firm that would tear itself apart. <a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/inside-the-election-of-a-pwc-chief-executive-20240806-p5k00y" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/inside-the-election-of-a-pwc-chief-executive-20240806-p5k00y" data-sk="tooltip_parent">‘I’ll make you more money’: Inside Seymour’s CEO pitch</a> The candidates had unofficial campaign managers and developed manifestos. Lobbying was done in the office, over drinks, during the weekend. And like any good election, the voters’ main concern was what was in it for them. <a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/nerds-gone-wild-inside-pwc-s-last-party-before-it-all-blew-up-20240807-p5k0e9" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/nerds-gone-wild-inside-pwc-s-last-party-before-it-all-blew-up-20240807-p5k0e9" data-sk="tooltip_parent">‘Nerds gone wild’: Inside PwC’s last party before it all blew up</a> It is the days-long party now described as the last hurrah before the storm of the tax leaks. Within six months, the scandal would change the firm forever.

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