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ASIC slams auditors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
... review into audits in 2019. While it is still early days, the watchdog is aiming to enforce actions against auditor misconduct, delve into conflicts of interest, and force more transparency in audit inspection results. A recent inquiry into the audit ...

ISA ramps up campaign against super reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... a ground-breaking super reform that finally ridded the system of underperforming funds and ensured the disgraceful misconduct by super trustees revealed at the Banking Royal Commission could not happen again," ISA said. ISA said it has made a submission ...

Government to wind up FASEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
... the new regulatory framework." The FSCP currently supports ASIC in conducting banning orders against individuals for misconduct. Citing the Hayne Royal Commission's recommendation 2.10, which calls for a single, central disciplinary body to be established ...

Regulator continues crackdown on product adverts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... deposits, a statement that the fund is capital table and investor testimonials. In August, ASIC said it received a misconduct report from a member of the public raising concerns that the fund was being falsely promoted as a term deposit in a series of ...

RC recommendations closer to legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... will now have new powers. ASIC's role in superannuation will include protecting consumers from harm and market misconduct. APRA and ASIC will share the general administration of SIS Act provisions which has consumer protection and member outcomes ...

Audit inquiry overlooks vertical integration

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... providing both auditing and consulting services, as well as how effective auditors are in detecting and reporting fraud and misconduct. The final report recommended audit firms establish defined categories and disclosure fees received for audit and non-audit ...

Fake tax agent penalised

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... misrepresenting herself as a registered tax agent. "We believe the Court has reached an appropriate punishment for Caolboy's misconduct. It is a clear message to any others providing tax agent services unlawfully that the TPB will take firm action," ...

Three advisers banned for non-financial crimes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... supervision (investment and wholesale) wrote to the House of Commons outlining that the FCA views sexual harassment as misconduct which can drive poor culture in the financial services industry. First of the three, Mark Horsey was the sole director of ...

FSC names new chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... numerous challenges and importantly opportunities. We have steered the organisation through the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking and Financial Services Sector acknowledging deficiencies and driving meaningful change for those our member ...

Derivatives issuer cops $75m penalty

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... vulnerable consumers. The penalties handed down demonstrate the serious consequences for firms who engage in this sort of misconduct," Crennan said. "The retail OTC derivatives sector remains a focus for ASIC, given misconduct identified across the sector. ...