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Financial services pay top dollar for compliance, IT skills

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
In the wake of recent financial services and bank scandals, job opportunities in risk management and compliance within the sector are forecast to boom in 2018, Robert Walters' latest salary survey shows. With large-scale remediation projects in banking ...

CBA chair says culture needs improvement

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... "We have been focused on upgrading our performance in the areas of governance, operating procedures and regulatory compliance." "We note the panel's acknowledgement of initiatives already underway in risk management and compliance, and the work is ongoing," ...

CBA embroiled in rate-rigging allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... market regarding some products, ASIC said. The watchdog is seeking from the Federal Court pecuniary penalties and a compliance program for CBA to implement. The newest lawsuit compounds a string of scandals that will test newly minted chief executive ...

FSC and FOS appoint former ASX chief risk officer

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... committee tasked with overseeing the implementation of the Life Insurance Code of Practice. Anne Brown joins the Life Code Compliance Committee (LCCC) while also serving as a member of ASIC's markets disciplinary panel and a non-executive director of ...

VanEck rejigs Australian leadership for APAC expansion

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... the role of head of business development, APAC. VanEck Australia general counsel Russell Grigg is now also head of compliance - APAC; vice president of business development Nicholas Jackson will oversee private banks and family offices in the region ...

ASIC ramps up surveillance and remediation after adviser conflict report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... institutions not only improve, but is also monitored systematically, and proper remediation is in place for serious compliance failings. "We will also consult with the financial advice industry and other relevant groups on introducing public reporting ...

O'Dwyer proposes compulsory unpaid super law

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... director penalty notices and security deposits for superannuation and other tax-related liabilities... To embed ongoing compliance the ATO will also have the ability to require employers to undertake training," she added. O'Dwyer also backed the use ...

Vertically integrated institutions failing to manage conflicts of interest

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... financial products; and/or based all judgements on the customer's relevant circumstances. While ASIC acknowledged non-compliance did not necessarily mean that the advice provided would have resulted in poor outcomes, the files still failed to demonstrate ...

Topdocs enhances platform with extended partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... new functionality into its company registration platform by extending its partnership with a provider of financial compliance software. Under the enhanced partnership with BGL, Topdocs users can register new companies and have them instantly integrated ...

Legalsuper appoints new client service manager

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
The former head of compliance at Fitzpatricks Private Wealth is taking on a new role at legalsuper. Ragnhild Sky joins as client service manager for the ACT region. Before Fitzpatricks, she was a senior compliance manager at St George and a senior financial ...