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Better Advice regulations hit parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... suspension or cancellation of registrations. It can issue an infringement notice or recommend that ASIC apply to the court for a civil penalty. The current regulations are limited to banning advisers. The new law will create additional penalties and ...

VFMC adds to board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021
... as fiscal and infrastructure policy director for the Victorian leader of the opposition. Considine spent time in the UK Civil Service as a project officer and three years in Australian Public Service. "This appointment broadens the public sector policy ...

AUSTRAC investigates NAB, JBWere

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
... and fraud controls and has more than 1200 staffers working in this department. "At this stage, AUSTRAC is not considering civil penalty proceedings to address AUSTRAC's concerns. This decision is reflective of the work undertaken by the NAB DBG to date. ...

Forex CT cops $20 million fine

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... obligations, ASIC will take action and the consequences can be severe," ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour said. ASIC first initiated civil proceedings in the Federal Court against Forex CT and Yoshai in July 2020 and later banned Jarrod Popuard for six ...

Criminal charges filed against ME Bank

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
... representations with respect to the price of services, while 12GB(1) lays out the penalties for sub-division D offences, which is 2000 civil penalty units. Meanwhile, section 64(1) of the National Credit Code relates to notifying customers of interest ...

ASIC bans Theta managing director

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... instances of misconduct relating to Theta, the responsible entity of the Sterling Income Trust (SIT), which ASIC commenced civil penalty proceedings against in the Federal Court of Western Australia. SIT is a registered managed investment scheme that ...

Former Westpac chief executive in new role

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... Terrorism Act 2006 on over 23 million occasions. Westpac eventually paid a $1.3 billion penalty, representing the largest civil penalty ever in Australian history. Hartzer has since penned a book on leadership, which references the AUSTRAC allegations ...

Statewide not contesting ASIC allegations

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
... allegations against the fund regarding administration of group insurance policies. O n March 4, the corporate regulator commenced civil penalty proceedings against Statewide alleging it had been misleading or deceptive in its correspondence with members ...

Westpac to face court over insider trading

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
ASIC has commenced civil proceedings against Westpac for insider trading on a $12 billion deal with AustralianSuper and a group of IFM entities. Westpac will face off against the regulator in the Federal Court on allegations of insider trading, unconscionable ...

Government opens consultation on key advice reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... not make, or propose to make, a banning order". The panel may also issue an infringement notice or recommend ASIC seek a civil penalty and/or impose administrative sanctions. Broadly, there are six circumstances under which a matter may be referred to ...