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Jailed adviser permanently banned by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
... sentenced to five years in prison. Now, ASIC has made two orders permanently banning him; under the Corporations Act and National Consumer Protection Act, ASIC can permanently ban someone who is convicted of fraud. He can now never provide financial ...

ANZ hit with $15m penalty for misleading customers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
... over the funds available to them in select credit card accounts. The Court found that ANZ breached both the ASIC and the National Consumer Credit Protection Act by falsely indicating that customers could access a cash advance from funds listed as 'Available ...

Apostle names global distribution lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023
... of global distribution since November 2019. Prior, he held senior roles with Legg Mason, Citigroup Asset Management, National Custodian Services, Cogent Investment Administration, and also worked with JP Morgan and State Street. Apostle managing director ...

Investing in research generates threefold economic output

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
... qualitative assessments such as research capacity, social, environmental and cultural impacts are considered, the value of the National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP) is likely much higher than estimated. The report tracks the impacts of $13.7 billion ...

Financial hardship neglect lands Westpac in court

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
... debt collectors while customers waited for the bank to respond to their hardship notices, ASIC alleges. Under the National Credit Code, a lender has 21 days to notify the customer if it does not agree to change the contract or if it requires further ...

UBS completes landmark Credit Suisse acquisition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... 2008 Global Financial Crisis. UBS acquired the crisis-stricken Credit Suisse for US$3.2 billion, with support from Swiss National Bank and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). FINMA approved the merger because Credit Suisse was experiencing ...

Supercharging Australia's climate investment action

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... dollars in new capital, and in the process future-proof Australia's energy system. The policy will also address the national security risks implicit in Australia's current reliance on imported oil, indirectly addressed by Australia's recently ...

Credit Suisse, oil prices see ASX fall: CommSec

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
... report, it pointed to some financial irregularities," he explained. What spooked markets following the report was Saudi National Bank, the biggest Credit Suisse lender, advising it wouldn't provide any financial assistance due to regulatory requirements. ...

Court fines ANZ for dodgy introducer program

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2023
... including pay slips and copies of identification documents. In some cases, these documents were fraudulent." ANZ joins National Australia Bank, which was ordered to pay $15 million in penalties for similar misconduct. In October 2020, the Federal Court ...

Jameson TTB, ANZ partner to deliver housing project

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... disability housing is set to commence this month and is expected to be completed in April 2024. Jameson is funding the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) project through its $100 million Jameson Special Situations Fund (JSSits). The fund invests ...
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