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Criminal charges filed against CBA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021
ASIC has brought 30 criminal charges against Commonwealth Bank for mis-selling consumer credit insurance, with the bank to plead guilty. The charges relate to CBA's promotion and sale of CreditCard Plus and Loan Protection policies as an add-on insurance ...

ASIC red tape unit welcomed

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
The government has welcomed the corporate regulator's plan to establish a unit with the sole aim of reducing regulatory costs for businesses and consumers. The red tape unit will be responsible for identifying and implementing changes to how ASIC administers ...

NAB fined $18.5m over misleading fee disclosure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
The big four bank has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay $18.5 million for misleading fee disclosure statements in relation to personal financial advice, in what is the first penalty imposed by the court for such failures. The court found NAB ...

Conditional release for former Hillross adviser

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
A former financial adviser has received a conditional release without conviction for a period of two years after pleading guilty to false document charges. Wael Kourieh, who was an authorised representative of Hillross between 2010 and 2016, pleaded ...

Colonial First State adds to board

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
... Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America," CFSIL and Avanteos trustee boards' acting chair Greg Cooper said. "Her appointment also reflects our commitment to diversity on our boards, something that we are continually striving ...

Schroders APAC co-head departs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
... of NSW State Super Corporation. He went on to become Schroders chief executive of Hong Kong before taking over from Greg Cooper as chief executive of Australia in 2018. Schroders then appointed Sam Hallinan as chief executive for Australia in February ...

FYG launches advice delivery platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021
... and the feeling of being better informed due to the visual nature of WealthEye," he said. LivePreso chief executive Aaron Cooper said LivePreso's integration with Xplan and Portfolio System has enabled WealthEye to deliver data-driven, interactive and ...

CountPlus firm finalises acquisition

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021
... challenges faced by people in the mid-north coast and will come together to continue meeting those needs." In May, member firm Cooper Reeves merged with 4Front Holdings and was rebranded to 4Front. CountPlus sold its Cooper Reeves shares in exchange ...

Relief payments confirmed for NSW

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
As the Greater Sydney lockdown is extended a further fortnight, the federal government has confirmed disaster relief payments are on the way to support businesses. "The Morrison government is upgrading its national response to COVID-19 outbreaks with ...

AustralianSuper names next merger partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
AustralianSuper is working on its next merger, this time with a 43-year-old industry fund. The nation's largest super fund has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to merge with LUCRF Super, the Labor Union Cooperative Retirement Fund. Established ...