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ASIC consults on LIF powers

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
Financial advisers and the life insurance industry are being asked to consult the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) over plans that would give the regulator power to set a maximum level of upfront and ongoing commission payments ...

CBA publicly welcomes former staff bans

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... Jamieson. In a press release issued by the bank it said it reported concerns it had regarding misconduct to ASIC and to the police, and has co-operated in the ongoing investigations. The move comes amid the bank's ongoing Open Advice Review program which ...

Super board governance legislation introduced today

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
... million according estimates from ISA. ISA said regulator APRA would have unprecedented regulatory power to dictate and police who can and can't sit on the boards of super funds. "Of the 10 proposed laws, not one addresses serious conflicts of interest ...

Turnbull expected to dust off shelved policies

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
The financial services industry sees the leadership change as an opportunity for the government to finally issue its response to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) report and other policy issues that have remained shelved for months. A number of industry ...

Cbus opposes smaller super guarantee penalties

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... discern small business from any other employer and offers nothing by way of increased resources or powers to the ATO to police the spiraling problem. As a part of announced changes, the SG charge will be simplified by aligning the earnings base for calculating ...

Liquidator appointed in suicide case

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
... complaints from UK-based investors relating to their investments. The complaints, which were also made to the West Australian Police Services Major Fraud Squad, followed the suspected suicide of one of the directors of the companies David Jones, and ...

Westpac insurance adviser gets permanent ban

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2015
... dishonestly alter certain details of two of the false policies after they were submitted in order to avoid detection. Victoria Police have laid charges in relation to Hodgetts' conduct, which was uncovered by an Australian Securities and Investments ...

PROFILE: EISS chief executive Alex Hutchison

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... women. Energy Industry Super Scheme (EISS) chief executive, Alex Hutchison, is of a different breed. As a former federal police officer he saw many shades of the financial services industry. But how did life as a policeman evolve in to Alex Hutchison ...

Trillion dollar super industry attractive to organised criminals

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
... cybercriminals - everyone is at risk," Dawson said. "But the fight against organised crime is no longer just a job for police and law enforcement agencies. To break the business of serious and organised crime, we must recognise and build on the critical ...

Hockey launches Serious Financial Crime Taskforce

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... will include several government bodies: the Australian Taxation Office, Australian Crime Commission, Australian Federal Police, Attorney-General's Department, Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre, Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...