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Rest faces scrutiny over alleged super reporting error

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... suspicious matter reports to AUSTRAC where there are reasonable grounds to suspect identity issues or potential financial crime related activity On complaints handling, the spokesperson said responsibility for superannuation member complaints sits with ...

Government aims to 're-make' NDIS, redirect funding to aged care

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... recipients far exceeding what was anticipated, and "the lack of integrity" in the system that has opened the door to organised crime. "The NDIS was originally intended to support around 410,000 people with a disability. Today there are 760,000 people ...

AFCA names inaugural chief scams officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... Lacey was the founder and chief executive of IDCARE and helped build the nation's response service for victims of identity crime and scams. He has also held senior executive roles across government and industry in cyber and identity security, law enforcement ...

Treasury proposes options to block victim-survivors' super going to perpetrators

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... unlawfully killed a person in circumstances where there is moral culpability to prevent the offender benefitting from their crime. Meantime, the first policy option proposed is to allow trustees to set aside a person as an eligible beneficiary, the binding ...

Government consults on victim access to child sex abusers' super

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... discharged from a bankruptcy order; if family law proceedings involving property splitting are underway; or where proceeds of crime proceedings or proceedings relating to corruption offences have been launched. Here, the victim must await the outcome ...

ASIC welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... the Shield and First Guardian schemes. We look forward to working with Sarah to strengthen deterrence against financial crime and protect Australians' retirement savings," she said.

Aussie Olympian's brother pleads guilty for role in global scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... pleaded guilty to dealing with more than $180,000 when it was "reasonable to suspect those funds were the proceeds from a crime", ASIC said. ASIC said the funds were derived from suspected international scams that targeted Australian investors. "At the ...

Rodney Forrest handed prison sentence for $3m insider trading

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... Forrest's actions were a brazen breach of trust and exploitation, and his imprisonment... reflects the seriousness of his crime," Longo said. "While some insider trading cases can take several years, Mr Forrest went from crime to jail time in just ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... says Cleary. He notes that employers are favouring candidates with APRA and ASIC experience, and expertise in financial crime, anti-money laundering and fraud prevention. "Following the collapse of the Shield and First Guardian funds, Australia's ...

Pump and dump conspirators sentenced

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... stocks, then dump them for quick profits - leaving everyday investors to wear the losses," Longo said. "ASIC pursued this crime against the market to hold this group accountable, and to protect consumers from future schemes. "It is an ongoing priority ...