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Crackdown on ERS scams continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... it was still working closely with the AFP to find those responsible. "The AFP as part of the Serious Financial Crime Taskforce is currently investigating some matters in relation to early release of super," the spokesperson said. "The ATO has extensive ...

Financial services' biggest tax bills revealed

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
... commissioner Rebecca Saint said. "Companies that report sustained losses year-on-year face scrutiny from the Tax Avoidance Taskforce," she said.

IFM jumps on net zero bandwagon

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... investment in renewable energy and other carbon reduction initiatives. IFM said it has established a multi-disciplinary taskforce to support the commitment, spearheaded by its investment team. It will establish clear frameworks and policies to guide ...

Alphinity appoints to new role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... Cairns was most recently senior sustainability adviser at Transurban, responsible for the company's response to the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosure recommendations. Prior to that, she was a case manager at Infrastructure Sustainability ...

More clarity on life insurance best interest duty needed: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
An Actuaries Institute Taskforce has made sweeping recommendations for broad changes to Australia's retail disability income insurance market, including providing examples of Best Interest Duty in life insurance. The report said ASIC included in ...

Financial services laws under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... Commission, Australian Government Competition Policy Review, Financial System Inquiry, Treasury's 2017 ASIC Enforcement Review Taskforce and the Productivity Commission's 2014 report in mind.

Tax fraud goes from paradise to prison

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... scheme. Four other men have already been sentenced as part of the investigation. The ATO-led Serious Financial Crime Taskforce is a multi-agency taskforce allowing investigators to investigate matters thoroughly through data-matching capability and international ...

AFP charges early release scammers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... people with allegedly submitting false claims to gain early access to superannuation under the new COVID-19 measures. AFP Taskforce Iris has charged seven people in total with submitting false early release of super (ERS) claims. Police will allege the ...

Another sentenced in ATO fraud

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... and we will not stop in our resolve in seeing these investigations to the end." Chief of the Serious Financial Crime Taskforce, Will Day welcomed the sentence that was handed down. "These outcomes show the commitment of the Serious Financial Crime Taskforce ...

APRA intervention blindsided AFA, FPA taskforce

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... discussed the many reforms facing the life insurance and financial advice industries during the summit. Kewin admitted the taskforce had been "a bit side-tracked" by the APRA intervention last year, and both Kewin and De Gori agreed there was overregulation ...