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NSW adviser banned for 25 years

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... for investments from where Miller used the money for personal purposes and to make interest payments to other clients. Justice John Reeves, in handing down the judgement, described it as a 'blatant misuse of investor funds' and said Miller showed ...

AFCA creates small businesses ombudsman role

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... announcement and commented a small business expert appointed to the role will significantly improve small businesses' access to justice and save them time and money. Coonan added AFCA recognises that small businesses are a very important part of the ...

Westpac cops BBSW fine

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... receive the corresponding report within nine months. Commenting on the pecuniary penalty order he imposed on the bank, Justice Beach said if he could, he would have applied a higher penalty. "If I had been permitted to do so I would have imposed a penalty ...

Industry fund appoints former Labor politician

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... chair of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board and as an adjunct professor within the College of Law and Justice at Victoria University. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said: "We are delighted to welcome Nicola to HESTA. Her rich ...

FPA appoints new chair, director

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
The Financial Planning Association has chosen a board member to chair its board. Marisa Broome will move into the role when current chair Neil Kendall's term concludes in November. She has worked in the financial services industry for over three decades ...

ANZ chief says remediation is "distracting"

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... given it is being replaced by AFCA, it shows that customers still aren't being remediated properly or getting the justice they deserve.

Legal woes continue for super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... informed decision as to whether Rest directors were complying with their legal obligations. McVeigh, backed by Environmental Justice Australia, has now updated the claim to allege Rest has failed to act in his best interests by not properly considering ...

Advisers granted stat dec authorisation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
Financial advisers now have the status to sign statutory declarations under Commonwealth law. Advisers are now recognised as an additional category of people who are authorised to witness a Commonwealth statutory declaration, as outlined in the new ...

Member takes $50 billion industry fund to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
... risks, when selecting investments in their portfolios and when exercising voting rights." Despite this, Environmental Justice Australia principal lawyer David Barnden said Rest has long-term investments in property and infrastructure and public companies ...

CBA should have done more: Federal Court

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... pecuniary penalty over its role in setting the bank bill swap rate said the bank should have better supervised its staff. Justice Beach of the Federal Court delivered the assessment in noting the terms of a court enforceable undertaking entered into ...