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BEAR has 'teeth': Treasurer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
Bank executives and directors who breach their obligations under the Banking Executive Accountability Regime will face much tougher penalties and consequences, Treasurer Scott Morrison warns. Morrison told the Financial Services Council and BT Political ...

Super needs greater oversight from APRA: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
... limited to taking action where a trustee has already breached the law, rather than being able to intervene to prevent the breach," Rowell told a recent public hearing. In APRA's recently released annual report, there were 139 licensed superannuation ...

Melbourne advice firm cops historic $1 million fine

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
A Melbourne-based financial advice firm is the first to be penalised for breaching the best interests duty, slapped with a $1 million fine by the Federal Court. NSG Services, currently named Golden Financial Group, was found on eight separate occasions ...

CBA chair defends executive bonuses

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
The Commonwealth Bank is standing by the way it rewarded bonuses to senior executives between 2015 and 2016, the period it was made aware of potential anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism law breaches, a public inquiry has found. Commonwealth ...

BEAR should apply to insurance bosses: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... greater accountability to bank executives. It would also mean executives deferring a large portion of their salary if they breach accountability obligations. "Under the BEAR, banks and their senior executives and directors will be expected to conduct ...

BEAR closer to legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
The Banking Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR) is one step closer to being legislated with the Turnbull Government yesterday referring its Bill to the House of Representatives. Incorporating the Treasury Laws Amendment (Banking Executive Accountability ...

Westpac faces class action over life insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
Westpac is facing a class action for allegedly charging higher life insurance premiums via its network of financial planners. Shine Lawyers filed the class action against the bank and its subsidiary, Westpac Life Insurance Services, on behalf of customers ...

APRA pushes for greater control over super

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... limited to taking action where a trustee has already breached the law, rather than being able to intervene to prevent the breach," Rowell said. "At present an entity wishing to operate as a superannuation trustee must be authorised by APRA but there ...

Proceedings filed against CBA in Federal Court

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
Funding for the shareholder class action against the Commonwealth Bank is now unconditional and proceedings have been filed in the Federal Court, marking the beginning of one of the largest shareholder class actions in Australian history. IMF Bentham ...

Former Financial Wisdom adviser banned

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... chairman Peter Kell said the regulator will continue to take action and remove advisers who engage in serious misconduct and breach community trust. Houghton has the right to appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a review of ASIC's decisi ...