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Former Statewide Super executives charged

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
... their insurance and failing to report the issue to ASIC in the time required. The Federal Court imposed a $3.5 million penalty for the misleading correspondence and $500,000 for failing to report the breach to ASIC.

Vanguard cops fine for greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022
... companies, super funds, and managed funds for potential greenwashing. "Only last week we issued our first greenwashing penalty, and we're currently investigating a number of listed entities, super funds, and managed funds in relation to their claimed ...

ASIC sues crypto fintech over unlicensed advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... taking a fintech to court for providing unlicensed financial advice on crypto-asset products. The regulator commenced civil penalty proceedings in Federal Court against Block Earner, an authorised representative of Flash Partners and AUSTRAC-registered ...

ASIC issues more stop orders

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
... minimum investment of $25,000. There were no additional processes to investors as being within the target market." ASIC's penalty stops Finnia from issuing interests in, giving a prospectus for or providing financial advice to retail clients under the ...

ASIC probes super fund, investment manager greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
... companies, super funds, and managed funds for potential greenwashing. "Only last week we issued our first greenwashing penalty, and we're currently investigating a number of listed entities, super funds, and managed funds in relation to their claimed ...

ANZ told to pay $25m for 20-year failure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
ANZ has been ordered to pay a $25 million penalty for failing to provide banking customers with promised benefits for about two decades. The Breakfree package was introduced in 2003 and was offered with several ANZ products including home loans, credit ...

CommSec, AUSIEX to pay $27m penalty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
CommSec and AUSIEX will pay the largest penalty ever handed down for breaches of Market Integrity Rules. CommSec has been ordered to pay $20 million while AUSIEX will pay $7.12 million for systemic compliance failures over a nine-year period. In a case ...

ASIC sues BPS Financial over crypto claims

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against BPS Financial (BPS). The regulator alleged BPS made false, misleading, or deceptive representations and engaged in unlicensed conduct in relation to a non-cash payment facility ...

AMP cops $14.5m penalty over fees for no service

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
... AMP Life, which has since been acquired by Resolution Life. All five companies admitted to the misconduct. Breaking the penalty down, $4.8 million will be paid by AMP Financial Planning; $720,000 by Hillross; $480,000 by Charter; $2.5 million by AMP ...

Former financial adviser pleads guilty

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
... authorised by Picture Wealth or any other AFSL to provide financial services to clients. The first charge carries a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment, the second is 15 years. The matter was committed to the District Court of Western Australia ...