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Government ramps up ASIC powers

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... statement said. "Today's reforms to ASIC's powers and penalties follow recommendations made by the ASIC Enforcement Review Taskforce. The Taskforce was established in October 2016 to fulfil the Government's commitment to review the adequacy of ASIC's ...

O'Dwyer flags government intervention on insurance in super code

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... trustees means that industry-led solutions will not be realised." She added that the Insurance in Super Working Group, the taskforce behind the code, "has not always worked particularly well in providing government with feedback and interaction." "We ...

Is climate change a risk to retirement savings?

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... disclosures is one of nine questions asked in a letter sent to the pension funds. The inquiry was triggered by a G20 taskforce which reached out to more than 100 companies with $14.1 trillion in assets including AXA and Aviva. It was found climate change ...

FIIG Securities head of intermediaries departs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... Office of Financial Management, and is the chairman of the Commonwealth Government Affordable Housing Implementation Taskforce. Feldmanis spent four years at TCorp as chief financial officer and brings more than 30 years' experience, having also worked ...

YBR partners with top fintech

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... them to consider," he said. Bouris, who was recently appointed to lead the Federal Government's Small Business Digital Taskforce, said technology is fast changing the lending landscape. "Adopting digital technology to get faster, easier access to finance ...

YBR founder to lead government taskforce

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
The founder and chair of Yellow Brick Road will lead a Federal Government small business taskforce with appointees from Suncorp, Australian Unity and NAB. Mark Bouris will chair the Small Business Taskforce, which the Department of Industry, Innovation ...

ASIC needs tougher, direct powers: Taskforce

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
... financial services licensee addresses or prevents compliance failures. The latest report from the ASIC Enforcement Review Taskforce highlights several shortcomings the corporate regulator requires to restrict certain activities and have licensees adopt ...

White-collar crime penalties to skyrocket

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
... committed to improving outcomes for consumers and investors and a strong penalty framework plays a crucial part. "The taskforce process will help to ensure that ASIC has the right tools to combat corporate and financial sector misconduct and to protect ...

Millennials shaping family office strategy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... next decade. While Australia is arguably punching above its weight globally, being given "observer status" on the G8 Taskforce on impact investing, the sector still has a long way go. McGarry explains that while the demand for impact investing is certainly ...

Former TCorp executives join FIIG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... Office of Financial Management, and is the chairman of the Commonwealth Government Affordable Housing Implementation Taskforce. Feldmanis spent four years at TCorp as chief financial officer and brings more than 30 years' experience, having also worked ...