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More pension funds, insurers impacted by MOVEit mass-hack

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... reports suggest it is more than 400,000. "Immediately after learning of the exploit from PBI, CalSTRS initiated an investigation and worked to identify the members and beneficiaries whose information was involved," it said. Also like CalPERS, the information ...

New inquiry targets audit sector following PwC scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... consulting sectors including, but not exclusively the big four." The inquiry will undertake a specific and detailed investigation and analysis of the regulatory, legislative, and legal factors within the sector after PwC shone a light on possible misconduct ...

Former Capstone adviser in EU with ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
... to show he had provided clients with services they were entitled to under ongoing service arrangements, an ASIC investigation found. Blackaby was licensed through Capstone Financial Planning from November 2016 to 16 June 2023. The ASIC Financial Adviser ...

Senate report labels PwC breach calculated, deliberate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
Despite the inquiry continuing, a Senate committee has concluded that PwC deliberately covered up the actions of its staff and the plans to monetise the confidential information at the heart of its tax leaks scandal. A report published by the committee ...

Large AFSLs lead advice complaints: AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
... Financial Services Credit Panel, which handed down its inaugural determination. The panel did not name the person under investigation, other than calling him "Mr. S", saying that the adviser impersonated a client during two telephone conversations with ...

Banned adviser told to stay put

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... without Ridgway's presence, require him to deliver his passport to the Brisbane Registry of the Federal Court. An ASIC investigation found the former adviser put millions of dollars of client money into unauthorised investments. Specifically, between ...

FRAA releases draft APRA, ASIC metrics

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... a high-fee, poor-performing super funds. A metric for ASIC will assess the average time it takes to complete an investigation and the time taken to determine a decision. The FRAA acknowledges that APRA and ASIC must balance trade-offs when performing ...

Director banned for eight years

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... Plazrok Investor Trust. He also offered investors the opportunity to invest in various property developments. An investigation by ASIC found Fox had made false and misleading statements in relation to these investment opportunities. "Fox represented ...

Former BBY operations lead sentenced

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
... imposed. The sentence considered extenuating factors, including the significant admissions Bilton made early in ASIC's investigation and her early guilty plea, which came in October 2022. Bilton is automatically disqualified from managing corporations ...

Super funds consider future of PwC contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
... developments. As reported by Financial Standard, Treasury has referred PwC to the Australian Federal Police (AFP) for investigation. Australian Treasury Secretary Steven Kennedy announced the matter, in which PwC senior partners shared information obtained ...