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ASIC's powers heightened under FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will act more strongly on cases of misconduct in the wake of Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) the regulator said. The new FoFA regulation has allowed ASIC to take civil penalty actions, whereas ...

ASIC to face parliamentary inquiry over CBA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
Parliament will launch an inquiry into the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), after it was revealed that the regulator took 16 months to act on information that suggested serious misconduct in Commonwealth Bank financial planning. ...

FPA calls for whistleblowers and more planner education

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has set up a whistleblowing service and has flagged tougher educational requirements for people who want to become financial planners. Julie Berry, chair at FPA, said the FPA Confidential is an online ...

Whistleblower wanted

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
The FPA is rethinking how it investigates financial planning firms in the wake of the Storm scandal and urges its members to speak out more against unprofessional or unethical behaviour in the industry. Speaking from Townsville, Queensland, FPA chief ...

IFSA toughens up conflicts and ethics standards

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2007
... you like, the industry equivalent of our ten commandments." "The Code also supports the use of 'in confidence' or 'whistleblower' reporting mechanisms to help guard against instances of inappropriate practice within member organisations." The newly revised ...

ACCC making progress in crackdown on cartels

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2004
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) crackdown on cartels was starting to bite with several whistleblowers coming forward, a Senate committee heard today. ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel said the watchdog was currently investigating ...

ACCC boss to target internet scams and cartel collusion

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2004
Australia's chief consumer regulator Graeme Samuel said the two major campaigns for 2004 will be a crackdown on internet scams and the break-up of cartel collusion. Mr Samuel said the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will conduct ...

Whistleblower exposed NAB losses

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2004
A whistle-blower exposed three months of unauthorised trading that lost the National Australia Bank up to $180 million, the bank said today. NAB yesterday suspended a foreign currency dealer in London and three in Melbourne for rogue trading in foreign ...