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APRA probes super fund payments to unions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... investigations. Following the Senate Economics Committee session, Bragg released a statement welcoming the APRA investigation into the "enormous" transfer of funds between super funds and unions. Bragg said that super funds transferred $13 million to ...

More PwC staff to go, will remain anonymous

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
... "PwC Australia has directed nine partners to go on leave, effective immediately, pending the outcome of our ongoing investigation. This includes members of the firm's executive board and governance board," she explained. "Two independent, non-executive ...

Melissa Caddick declared dead by coroner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
... narcissistic personality disorder, giving her "an excessive need for approval that can drive behaviour", and that the ASIC investigation and search warrant "very likely constituted a severe narcissistic injury causing her a catastrophic level of shame ...

Treasury hands PwC tax scandal to AFP

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023
A formal investigation into the embattled PwC will commence following Treasury's referral to the Australian Federal Police (AFP). Australian Treasury Secretary Steven Kennedy announced the matter, in which PwC senior partners shared information ...

AFCA outlines systemic issues in wealth management

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023
... superannuation sector, one identified issue concerned the provision of insurance attached to super funds. An AFCA investigation uncovered a superannuation trustee that failed to uphold its legislative obligation to deliver MySuper fund members with insurance ...

Investment fraud accomplice charged

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
... million from six investors. In July last year, Marco had 50 counts of fraud brought against him following an ASIC investigation that alleged he used an unregistered investment scheme to defraud $36.5 million from nine investors. ASIC acted in the Federal ...

PwC picks senior leaders to oversee review

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
... reputation officer Sean Gregory also exited their positions after being swept up in the fallout. In January, an investigation by the TBD initially found former PwC head of international tax Peter-John Collins in breach after he let confidential law reform ...

HCF Life under ASIC surveillance

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
... of new unfair contract term laws in 2021. "Prior to this notification HCF Life has been participating in ASIC's investigation into these products in good faith for over 12 months," it explained. "HCF Life believes these products comply with the new laws ...

PwC senior leaders step down over tax scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023
... advisory and Asia Pacific Americas tax leader and, prior to that, managing partner, tax and legal. In January, an investigation by the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) found former PwC head of international tax Peter-John Collins in violation after he let ...

PwC chief exits over scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... looped into emails which highlighted "the marketing approach and financial success of the tax advice." In January, an investigation by the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) found former PwC head of international tax Peter-John Collins in breach after he ...