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Super funds to answer to new APRA enforcer

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021

... legal fields across both the private and public sectors. She has worked as managing director of enforcement and financial crime and a board member of the UK Financial Services Authority. More recently Cole worked as general counsel and chief risk officer ...

Remains of Melissa Caddick found

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021

... The remains were seized for forensic examination and assistance was sought from specialist police attached to the state crime command's missing persons registry and homicide squad. NSW Health Pathology was able to confirm that the remains belonged to ...

Westpac prioritises risk management

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021

... anti-money laundering and counter terrorism laws, the bank flagged it is still strengthening its risk management around financial crime remediation. Several outstanding issues such as complex IT systems, risk management and approach to risk continue ...

Crackdown on ERS scams continues

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021

... Standard that it was still working closely with the AFP to find those responsible. "The AFP as part of the Serious Financial Crime Taskforce is currently investigating some matters in relation to early release of super," the spokesperson said. "The ATO ...

Chief economist update: David Australia versus Goliath China

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept monetary policy unchanged at its December board meeting - the last of 2020 - and for good reason. "In Australia, the economic recovery is under way and recent data have generally been better than expected... ...

ASIC takes action against missing woman

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020

... 2020. NSW Police believe she left her home at 5.30am in exercise clothes. Anyone with information has been urged to contact Crime Stoppers.

Serious financial crime drops significantly

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020

The abundance of serious financial crime has dropped significantly from last year, according to AUSTRAC's Fintel Alliance operations report. In FY2018/19 15% of the group's operations were in relation to serious financial crime, with the FY2019/20 year ...

Three advisers banned for non-financial crimes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned three people from working in financial services due to sex offences they had committed. The FCA's decision to ban the three individuals comes after Megan Butler, executive director of supervision ...

Westpac profits down on AUSTRAC fine

ANNABELLE DICKSON | MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020

... process of fundamental change, which has included refreshing the board and management and elevating oversight of financial crime, compliance and conduct." As flagged last week, impairment charges increased four times from the previous year to $3.1 billion ...

Westpac settles two class actions

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020

... for undisclosed amounts. The bank settled the action filed by Rosen Law Firm relating to its failure to monitor financial crime and anti-money laundering under the eyes of AUSTRAC on October 29. The law firm filed the class action in January this year ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI | 12:42PM

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI | 12:34PM

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI | 12:17PM

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA | 12:29PM

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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