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PwC picks senior leaders to oversee review

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
... 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 plans slip. Collins was banned and disgraced, and PwC said it reviewed and strengthened ...

High super balance tax needs work: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023
... the year Financial Services Council (FSC) analysis of ATO data found a significant portion of Australian taxpayers will breach the cap in their lifetime. It found some 500,000 individuals currently saving for retirement or already retired could be impacted ...

PwC chief exits over scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Tom Seymour has exited the top job following his involvement in the firm's tax leak breach, as PwC assurance leader Kristin Stubbins takes over in the interim. Following a discussion with the firm's Australian board, PwC announced Seymour would ...

Issuers must lift DDO game: ASIC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023
The regulator issued a warning to investment product issuers after a review found woeful compliance in meeting the design and distribution obligations (DDO). Since last July, ASIC has placed interim stop orders on 26 investment products from 18 issuers ...

Finfluencer receives jail sentence

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023
... disseminated information about his "wash trades" and "dummy bids" on popular stock chat forum HotCopper, which it found was in breach of the Corporations Act. "Govinda used a social media forum as an integral part of his market manipulation. He promoted ...

ASIC updates breach reporting guidelines

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
ASIC has updated breach reporting procedures in the hope that it can help reduce regulatory burdens for financial advisers. The corporate watchdog detailed several changes to Regulatory Guide 78 Breach reporting by AFS licensees and credit licensees ...

Former adviser jailed for nine years

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2023
... 13 October 2022, when he pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing. "Often, as here, these types of offences involve a grave breach of trust and are only able to be committed because of the close personal relationship that exists between an offender and his ...

Former Shaw and Partners adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
... and Partners financial adviser was permanently banned by ASIC after it was determined he was not competent and likely to breach the law again. It followed an investigation that found he, among other things, accepted unlawful commissions and didn't ...

Linchpin, Endeavour directors found guilty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... and Williams did not contest the case at trial, ASIC noted. At the time of the offences, the maximum penalties for each breach of director's duties under the Corporations Act was $200,000 per individual. "These individuals were officers of an investment ...

Curbing super tax breaks for the wealthy: Consultation opens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
The government has opened consultation on its proposal to increase the concessional tax rate for superannuation balances over $3 million. Under the proposal, individuals with super balances over $3 million would see their tax rates on earnings double ...