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ASIC orders further PIS scrutiny over compliance concerns

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... program by an independent expert to ensure that its advice processes meet the standards set out in a major enforceable undertaking (EU). The EU came to an end on March 2012 and PIS presented it to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

ASIC's powers heightened under FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... Standard. "Before we only could cancel licences, ban people from the industry or put businesses into an enforceable undertaking and there had to be significant breaches to cancel a licence," Bird said. Bird spoke weeks after the Senate started an inquiry ...

APRA accepts enforceable undertakings from five former Trio directors

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... entity of various managed investment schemes. A total of 11 former Trio directors have now each provided an enforceable undertaking to APRA, which effectively removes these individuals from operating in the superannuation industry for a specified period ...

Former Everest CEO banned from financial services

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... Michael Reid has been banned from the financial services industry for two years. Reid has entered into an enforceable undertaking (EU) with the Australian Securities and Investments Committee (ASIC). For the next two years he will not be able to provide ...

ASIC accepts enforceable undertaking from City Index

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has accepted an enforceable undertaking from City Index Australia (CIA), which will appoint an independent expert to review the business and develop a plan to rectify the deficiencies. The ...

Halifax to fix deficiencies after ASIC review

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) found deficiencies in the business. ASIC accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) and said it was a warning to securities dealers to have and adhere to compliance and governance standards. "The ...

Two liquidators punished by ASIC

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... cases. The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) yesterday said that it had accepted an enforceable undertaking from Sydney liquidator Ian Struthers that bars his registration for three years. Struthers failed to properly carry out his ...

Mac Private Wealth forced to rectify serious deficiencies

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
Macquarie Private Wealth has given the Australian Securities and Investments Commission an enforceable undertaking to right recurring compliance deficiencies dating back more than five years. The regulator's review of compliance systems and client files ...

ASIC takes action against Storm adviser

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
A Storm financial planner has been slapped with an enforceable undertaking by the corporate watch dog after concerns about his advice to clients. Terence Webb's customers may have been advised to only put their money in the one investment strategy recommended ...

PwC partner banned from auditing

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... 2015, said the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC). The corporate watch dog accepted an enforceable undertaking from former Centro auditor Stephen Cougle, who was responsible for the audits of the financial reports of Centro Properties ...