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ASIC chases licensee over conflicted remuneration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
In a signal of ASIC's intent, the first case concerning alleged breaches of conflicted remuneration provisions is underway in the Federal Court. The corporate regulator is seeking to declare The SMSF Club and its licensee RM Capital contravened the ...

Law Council chides ASIC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
The Law Council of Australia has scolded ASIC, after deputy chair Daniel Crennan warned the financial services industry not to waste the regulator's time. The Law Council of Australia has openly grilled the corporate regulator's approach, after ...

Frat house ponzi scheme charged

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
A ponzi scheme run by a 22-year old out of a college fraternity house in the United States has copped the regulator's ire. Syed Arhan Arbab collected more than $269,000 from at least eight college students, recent graduates, or their family members ...

Superannuation mergers strike oligopoly fears

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
Concern the superannuation industry will become an oligopoly like the banking sector is being fuelled by the regulators' new powers and increased funding, specifically aimed at forcing underperforming funds to merge or shut down. Of the $400 million ...

Industry fund strengthens board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
The former chief investment officer of IOOF has joined the board of a $2.2 billion industry superannuation fund. Stephen Merlicek has joined the board of AvSuper as an independent director. Merlicek was chief investment officer at IOOF for eight years ...

NZ Super dumps guns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
Hot on the heels of the passage of new gun laws in New Zealand, the NZ Super Fund has divested all companies involved in the manufacturing of automatic and semi-automatic weapons. The fund confirmed companies involved in the manufacture of civilian ...

APRA to boost staff numbers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
APRA has confirmed it will hire around 100 more permanent staff after its funding boost. In a planned statement to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee, APRA chair Wayne Byres revealed the prudential regulator is looking to hire 100 more permanent ...

Government bans superannuation funds treating employers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
New legislation has put an end to trustees incentivising employers to appoint them as their default superannuation fund. Part of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation Measures No 1) Bill 2019 bans ...

ASIC outlines enforcement efforts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
In the second half of last year ASIC brought criminal proceedings against nine individuals on 76 charges, with four people imprisoned as a result and $12.7 million imposed in civil penalties. ASIC also disqualified 28 directors and there were 72 instances ...

APRA receives new super powers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
The prudential regulator's powers have been bolstered thanks to new laws that will enable it to take tougher action on trustees and underperforming funds. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation ...