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Frydenberg flags new advice disciplinary system

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
... how the government will tackle the 76 recommendations made by Commissioner Kenneth Hayne in his landmark report into misconduct in Australia's financial services system, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the government was determined to restore trust ...

ASIC accelerates enforcement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
... ASIC is recruiting analysts, investigators and lawyers to bolster its capacity to investigate and litigate against misconduct in the market, corporate and financial sectors. The expansion of the regulator is being funded by $404 million over four years ...

Former financial adviser charged

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
... market integrity. "ASIC considers attempts to satisfy the minimum spread requirement through artificial means as serious misconduct which interferes with the integrity of our markets," Armour said. When banning Kawecki in June last year, Armour said ...

Super trustees to formulate whistleblower policies

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... that with proper policies in place, such entities can encourage whistleblowers to come forward, reveal and address misconduct occurring within companies, deter wrongdoing within companies and foster an ethical culture. The Whistleblower Protections Act ...

On track: APRA reveals RC progress

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
... responses to each of the 10 recommendations relevant to APRA following the release of Kenneth Hayne's final report into misconduct in the financial services industry, with four due to be ticked off by the end of the year and an additional five due by ...

ASIC warns trustees on employer inducements

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
... provide. ASIC's new guidance will make it easier for them to understand their new obligations, and not engage in potential misconduct," Press said.

ASIC moves against SMSF auditor misconduct

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
ASIC has acted against misconduct by SMSF auditors, disqualifying three and imposing conditions on several others. The decisions follow concerns about SMSF auditors failing to meet requirements, including auditor independence standards, auditing standards ...

APRA proposes new remuneration standard

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
... the Banking Executive Accountability Regime to lift industry standards of accountability and reduce the likelihood of misconduct. "Limiting the influence of financial performance metrics in determining variable remuneration will encourage executives ...

Nomura ordered to pay back US $25m

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... that Nomura lacked compliance and surveillance procedures that were reasonably designed to prevent and detect this misconduct, which inflated the firm's profits on CMBS and RMBS transactions at its customers' expense. Nomura agreed in the two orders ...

ASIC slams consumer credit failures

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... entities named in our report." The report has led the corporate regulator to begin investigations into the suspected misconduct of "several entities" in the market, which ASIC has flagged could lead to enforcement action. ASIC said it would reveal the ...