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Regulator continues crackdown on product adverts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... deposits, a statement that the fund is capital table and investor testimonials. In August, ASIC said it received a misconduct report from a member of the public raising concerns that the fund was being falsely promoted as a term deposit in a series of ...

RC recommendations closer to legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... will now have new powers. ASIC's role in superannuation will include protecting consumers from harm and market misconduct. APRA and ASIC will share the general administration of SIS Act provisions which has consumer protection and member outcomes ...

Audit inquiry overlooks vertical integration

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... providing both auditing and consulting services, as well as how effective auditors are in detecting and reporting fraud and misconduct. The final report recommended audit firms establish defined categories and disclosure fees received for audit and non-audit ...

Fake tax agent penalised

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... misrepresenting herself as a registered tax agent. "We believe the Court has reached an appropriate punishment for Caolboy's misconduct. It is a clear message to any others providing tax agent services unlawfully that the TPB will take firm action," ...

Three advisers banned for non-financial crimes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... supervision (investment and wholesale) wrote to the House of Commons outlining that the FCA views sexual harassment as misconduct which can drive poor culture in the financial services industry. First of the three, Mark Horsey was the sole director of ...

FSC names new chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... numerous challenges and importantly opportunities. We have steered the organisation through the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking and Financial Services Sector acknowledging deficiencies and driving meaningful change for those our member ...

Derivatives issuer cops $75m penalty

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... vulnerable consumers. The penalties handed down demonstrate the serious consequences for firms who engage in this sort of misconduct," Crennan said. "The retail OTC derivatives sector remains a focus for ASIC, given misconduct identified across the sector. ...

ASIC reviewing risk advice, pushes for scaled advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... advice but thinks there is a misapprehension that the corporate regulator will crack down on them. "It's for egregious misconduct, the vast majority of financial advisers do the right thing. We want advisers to use their professional judgement and service ...

TPB bans tax agent over COVID-19 fraud

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... amount that the client was not aware of and which could not be substantiated, the TPB said. TPB chair Ian Klug said the misconduct of TLL and its director Tong was gravely concerning. "To fraudulently claim COVID-19 stimulus payments affects the entire ...

AMP Capital included in UNPRI Leaders Group

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... Australia chief executive Alex Wade also departed suddenly, which the AFR later reported was in response to allegations of misconduct, including sending explicit photos to female staff.