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APRA slaps extra conditions on Avanteos

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... ASIC's inquiries raise additional matters of prudential concern." In this instance, APRA is unable to wield its new civil penalty powers under the SIS Act because of the historic nature of the conduct. Avanteos self-reported its breaches to APRA ...

ASIC launches action against AFSL, director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... appropriate care and diligence when issuing each of the relevant Product Disclosure Statements," ASIC said. "ASIC is also seeking civil penalties against Theta and Mr Marie, and an order banning Mr Marie from managing corporations for such period as ...

ASIC takes action against former AMP adviser

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
ASIC commenced civil proceedings against a former authorised representative of AMP accused of operating an unregistered managed investment scheme and using investor funds for themselves. The corporate regulator has taken action against former financial ...

ASIC launches investigation into Westpac

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
... breaches of anti-money laundering laws and counter terrorism laws. AUSTRAC last week applied to the Federal Court seeking civil penalty orders against Westpac relating to "systematic" non-compliance with the Anti Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism ...

Brian Hartzer steps down from Westpac

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
... breaches of anti-money laundering laws and counter terrorism laws. AUSTRAC last week applied to the Federal Court seeking civil penalty orders against Westpac relating to "systematic" non-compliance with the Anti Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism ...

Westpac faces 23 million breaches

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
... alleged breaches of anti-money laundering laws and counter terrorism laws. AUSTRAC has applied to the Federal Court seeking civil penalty orders against Westpac relating to "systematic" non-compliance with the Anti Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism ...

Trustee firm, super fund in hot water

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... ASIC said Mobi provided personal advice that was not in consumers' best interests. For these reasons, ASIC is pursuing civil penalties against Tidswell and ZIB for advice given to consumers in breach of best interest obligations. It is also seeking ...

US reaches $1bn settlement over 1MDB scam

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... This represents the largest recovery to date under the Department's Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative and the largest civil forfeiture ever concluded by the Justice Department. "As alleged in the complaints, Low and others, including officials in ...

RI Advice faces ASIC action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... prevent contraventions in future. RI Advice faces up to $1 million in penalties per contravention alleged, while Doyle faces civil penalties of up to $200,000 per contravention. Doyle's actions were the subject of a case study on bad advice during ...

ASIC wins appeal against Westpac companies

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
... Westpac companies only had the licence to provide general advice and not personal advice. And so, it initially launched civil penalty proceedings against the two Westpac subsidiaries in December, 2016. The Federal Court handed down its judgment in January ...