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Pension fund manager siphons $2m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... 2012. A 2013 audit uncovered a discrepancy in relation to four payments made during that time which was forwarded on to police. While acting in the role, Woodall was responsible for the day-to-day oversight of the council's pension fund, including liaising ...

AAT overrides adviser ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
... provides extended warranty insurance for vehicles and asset protection. The banning came after ASIC and the Queensland Police collaborated in a joint agency surveillance campaign to identify and remove criminal syndicate and outlaw motorcycle gang members ...

Unlicensed financial adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018
... neither Pousa nor IIC held an AFSL or any other authorisation. Investors suffered significant losses and the Dutch Fiscal Police are currently pursuing criminal charges against two individuals. ASIC also pursued criminal and civil action against Pousa ...

Financial crime taskforce puts two behind bars

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... years while Agius will be eligible for parole in March 2021. In 2006, the Australian Taxation Office and Australian Federal Police began investigating large-scale money laundering and tax evasion schemes based in Vanuatu. In turn, it led them to the ...

Fees for no service remediation passes $250 million

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
... services licensees (AFSLs) that have identified potential fee for no service failings include Bendigo Financial Planning, Police Financial Services (trading as BankVic), State Super Financial Services (trading as StatePlus), and Yellow Brick Road Wealth ...

TPB names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... assistant commissioner and chief risk officer at the ATO. He is also a lawyer who has worked with the Australian Federal Police and Australian Crime Commission. TPB chair Ian Taylor said he is delighted to welcome O'Neill to the role on behalf of the ...

Industry fund chief executive retires

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... associated with First State Super over 14 years. Many of our members work in vocational roles including nurses and teachers, police and emergency service workers who dedicate their careers to helping others. I feel honoured to have played a part in helping ...

ASIC totally unprepared for advice reforms: Tynan

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
... executive Paul Tynan believes if the Royal Commission has made anything clear, it's that ASIC is in the dark about how to police financial advice misconduct. Speaking to Financial Standard, Tynan said the key issue is that ASIC is part of a club which ...

Social media singles out ASIC in Royal Commission coverage

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... Australia's biggest providers of financial advice. Commentators on Twitter were broadly critical of ASIC's attempts to police and regulate financial advice; the general sentiment was that Australia's financial services regulatory system might be just ...

Chief economist update: The Fed's force is with us

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
"Suddenly the wheels are in motion. And I, I'm ready to sail any ocean. Suddenly I don't need the answers. Cause I, I'm ready to take all my chances with you." - Olivia Newton-John Oh yes Virginia, the wheels are surely in motion...suddenly. The Dow ...