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Westpac prioritises risk management

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
Westpac announced risk management and rebuilding its culture will be its top priorities for 2021. The bank paid $105 million to about 548,000 customers it has wronged during the first quarter ending December 2020, as announced in a trading update this ...

Macquarie backs medical drone testing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) portfolio company will trial a medical drone logistics network across the United Kingdom. AGS Airports, held by Ferrovial and the MIRA managed entity AGS Ventures Airports, is leading a consortium to develop ...

Foreign investors face tip offs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020
The government has released a new compliance campaign to crack down on foreign investors purchasing residential property and ensuring they are abiding by the guidelines. The Tip Off campaign encourages people to send information to the tax office about ...

ASIC takes action against La Trobe Financial

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020
ASIC has commenced proceedings, seeking a civil penalty against La Trobe Financial, but the latter plans to fight the claims. The regulator has taken issue with La Trobe Financial's 90 Day Notice Account and Classic 48 Hour Account. The two funds ...

ASIC takes action on Union Standard

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings against brokerage firm Union Standard International Group and its affiliates. The corporate regulator has taken action against the Sydney-based retail over-the-counter derivatives issuer and its former corporate ...

FPA announces 2020 award winners

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
An adviser from Western Australia has won the FPA Certified Financial Planner Professional of the year award, as the association announces its 2020 award winners. Zacary Leeson of HPH Solutions took home the award as an acknowledgment to positive impact ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative launches

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
A coalition of more than 80 organisations including banks, insurers, superannuation funds and other stakeholders has released an ambitious list of recommendations to transform Australia's financial system to sustainable outcomes. The Australian Sustainable ...

Responsible entity fined $2m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
A court has found Theta Asset Management and its managing director contravened the Corporations Act on multiple occasions in authorising the issues of five defective Product Disclosure Statements (PDSs). The court has ordered Theta to pay a penalty ...

RC recommendations closer to legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
A slew of regulation recommended by the Hayne Royal Commission to tighten the reigns in the superannuation industry will come into force with the introduction of a new bill. Introduced in Parliament on November 12, the Financial Sector Reform (Hayne ...

Westpac hit with $1.2bn of losses

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
Westpac will be hit with $1.2 billion worth of losses mostly driven by its life insurance business and AUSTRAC penalties. The bank flagged the massive loss ahead of releasing its full year 2020 results on November 2. Goodwill and intangibles associated ...