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ASIC issues permanent ban for theft

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... while Jarman was insurance manager at Albury Insurances. ASIC determined Jarman had failed to comply with financial services law, saying he is likely to contravene the law again in future. The regulator also decided that Jarman is not of good fame or ...

Fees for no service remediation passes $250 million

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
... payments. If all of these provisions are paid in full, fee for no service remediation may exceed $850 million, ASIC said. The law enforcement agency said it will continue to supervise further reviews for entities subject to the fee for no services project. ...

ASIC staff to investigate institutions from the inside

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
The corporate regulator will be gifted enhanced enforcement powers via funding from the Federal Government, a sizeable chunk of which will be used to embed staff within the big four banks and AMP. The Federal Government announced it is injecting a further ...

Financial abuse: A hidden epidemic

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... supporting potential victims. While speaking at a forum hosted by Financial Standard and Challenger earlier this year, KJB Law senior solicitor Kerstin Glomb said financial abuse receives less attention and tends to go unchecked because perpetrators ...

TPB names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
The Tax Practitioners Board is welcoming a new chief executive, joining from the Australian Taxation Office. Michael O'Neill has been appointed to lead the TPB, bringing more than 30 years' experience in public service. O'Neill was most recently assistant ...

Productivity Commission proposes more changes to financial advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
The financial advice industry is bracing itself for more proposed changes to approved product lists (APLs), remuneration and terminology following the Productivity Commission's inquiry into the state of competition in Australia's financial system. ...

Investment platform CFO steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
The chief financial officer of an ASX-listed investment platform has stepped down, with the role to now be outsourced. Share trading platform SelfWealth (SWF) announced it has engaged the services of The CFO Solution, a provider of outsourced administration ...

Royal Commission work impeded: Hayne

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... course of events as I have and to publish that record. Prompt and proper compliance with Notices to Produce is required by law and is essential to the proper execution of the Commission's work. Delays of the kind that have occurred in this case impede ...

ClearView defends arrested director

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... has the full support of the board after he had assured his contemporaries that he acted at all times in accordance with the law, and did not consider there was any basis for the charge. ClearView added the charge was unproven and Brown also has the full ...

ASIC provides guidance on Asia Funds Passport

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2018
ASIC has updated its regulatory guides to reflect changes from the Asia Region Funds Passport bill that was recently passed. On June 28, the Federal Government passed the Corporations Amendment (Asia Region Funds Passport) Bill 2018 in an effort to ...