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Public servants caught in SG bungle

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
... million in underpayments and $10 million worth of interest. Between January and June 2020, an audit was conducted to investigate the matter. In late October, Auditor-General for the Northern Territory Julie Crisp tabled the findings in parliament and ...

Sam Henderson sentenced

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... However, by engaging in dishonest conduct, he broke that trust. His sentencing sends a strong message that ASIC will investigate and act against dishonest conduct, and that dishonest advisers will face the consequences," ASIC executive director, financial ...

Australia among strongest on governance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
New research from the Calvert Institute has identified the countries with the strongest and weakest corporate governance practices, with Australia among the top of the pack. Calvert examined 10 governance factors, including accounting risks and shareholder ...

Fresh fundies outperform

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... outputs to determine whether we consider which of the top 300 listed equities are undervalued, what portion we want to investigate further, and in our opinion, what portion is fair valued." Moors and Quinn will subsequently build a portfolio of around ...

BABL named, shamed over Great Southern

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... lack of oversight led to a failure to build a strong compliance structure and framework that could robustly identify, investigate, record and report instances of non-compliance with the code.

Manipulative trading at J.P. Morgan costs it over $1bn

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... who they are. "Attempts to manipulate our markets won't be tolerated. The CFTC will take all steps necessary to investigate and prosecute illegal activities that could ultimately undermine the integrity of the American free enterprise system." The ...

Ardea IM announces research partnership

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... Hambusch will lead the university's involvement in the partnership. The partnership has already seen Ardea and UTS investigate machine learning capabilities for trade idea identification, climate change and government bond investing, as well as the LIBOR ...

ESG crisis returns overcooked: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
ESG funds tallied up record inflows and touted better-than-market returns in the COVID-19 downturn but new academic research says there is no evidence that ESG scores contributed anything beyond traditional models. In ESG Didn't Immunize Stocks Against ...

ASIC takes action against BTFM, Asgard, StatePlus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
ASIC has commenced Federal Court proceedings against BT Funds Management and Asgard over fee-for-no-service conduct and making misleading representations in relation to the fees. It has also launched a similar case against StatePlus. ASIC alleges that ...

ASIC cracks down on 42 SMSF auditors

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... and the Australian Taxation Office, with the ATO monitoring conduct and subsequently referring matters to ASIC to investigate. ASIC then reviews whether to disqualify or impose conditions on an auditor, or cancel or suspend their registration. An SMSF ...