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ASIC spots forex breaches at ANZ and Westpac

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... into the banks' wholesale foreign exchange businesses. The regulator found that between 2008 and 2013, Westpac and ANZ's systems and controls failed to address or prevent inappropriate conduct in said businesses. Misconduct at Westpac identified by ASIC ...

Global PE firm buys Australian office chain

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... look forward to partnering with the management team to make substantial investments to optimize the company's digital and systems capabilities with a focus on enhancing the customer experience," Cooper said. Staples chief executive Shira Goodman said ...

Financial Executive Women appoints board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... workforce, not because of their gender. "We believe in appointing the best, but to get there you need the right support systems and everyone needs to be on board. We welcome both Geoff and Paul's contribution."

BTIM strengthens risk and operations divisions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... Hayden King said he is thrilled to welcome de Courcey to the team. "With extensive experience across operational processes, systems and risk management frameworks, Mark has demonstrated his leadership skills by building and guiding high performing teams ...

Westpac faces lending practices breach: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... have robust credit approval processes while helping customers purchase their home." He added Westpac "uses sophisticated systems as part of its rigorous credit approval process", which includes utilising benchmarks such as the Household Expenditure Measure ...

Super funds trawling eBay for legacy parts

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... said the problem is embedded to the extent where a super fund would need to find a spare part on eBay to keep its legacy systems running. Citing other legacy issues, Loane said one life insurer is storing customer records on a microfiche and another ...

Association and regulator join forces for industry benefit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... of the way we work collaboratively with industry to ensure community trust and confidence in the tax and superannuation systems. The SMSF Association, members and advisors should be proud of the positive relationship that they have developed with the ...

Act like a professional to be a professional: Slattery

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... making the tough decisions to move forward into a new professional era," Slattery argued. "Often fear, costs and efficient systems design were reasons for the focus on products instead of people and the building of a profession." Slattery also reinforced ...

Distrust is super's biggest challenge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... financial services industry at large following years of scrutiny. New research from Vanguard comparing the retirement savings systems of Australia, the UK, US and New Zealand shows that Australian investors have the highest levels of distrust in the ...

KISS selects SMSF compliance software provider

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... said the software's primary advantage was its automatic integration with the most popular accounting practice management systems. Integration with Xero, Sage Handisoft, CCH iFirm and MYOB will follow shortly. KISS director Julie Taylor said: "Since I ...