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ASIC to crack down on superannuation misconduct

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
... Baring its teeth in an enforcement and regulatory update released today, the corporate regulator signalled that tackling misconduct is a "key priority" and requisite to maintaining trust and integrity in the financial system. The corporate regulator's ...

Financial services firms hit with criminal charges

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2023
... misleading representations to potential investors while serving as a director. Sutton was also involved in and facilitated misconduct by Kristofer Ridgway, a former financial adviser that ASIC said was not "adequately trained" or "competent" to provide ...

ASIC bans former PwC partner over tax scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... PwC has listened, is learning and will change. "PwC Australia accepts full responsibility and is deeply sorry for the misconduct that occurred and notes that significant repairs have been made and will continue to be made," he concluded.

AMP shareholder class action settlement slashed

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
... amount can object at the hearing. The class action, which combined several lawsuits following revelations of the firm's misconduct during the Hayne Royal Commission, alleged that AMP failed to disclose critical market information that could have affected ...

ASIC bans former risk adviser

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023
... Corp's business account to IAA and misused client funds. Following its assessment, ASIC stated that Durant's misconduct was a result of poor judgement rather than an act of dishonesty. However, a banning order was justified, given the potential ...

PwC chief executives hold too much power: Review

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... commission and which they have produced." She further explained that Switkowski's report is modest in comparison to the misconduct in which PwC engaged. "Whilst these structural and governance adjustments may have some positive impact, I remain unconvinced ...

Licensees shun remediation obligations: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
... outcomes. Many are narrowing the remediation review period, which should begin when the licensee reasonably suspects the misconduct or failure first occurred and caused loss to a consumer. Licensees did not always consider beneficial assumptions as a ...

Treasury consults on PwC-linked reforms

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
... explained that the PwC matter highlighted how secrecy laws currently prevent the regulators from disclosing serious misconduct, even where it would be in the public interest to do so. Tax secrecy laws will further be "modernised" by removing limitations ...

Munich Re targets AMP over alleged reinsurance misconduct

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
... action filed in June 2018, impacted AMP shareholders due to a violent drop in share price following allegations of misconduct by the Financial Services Royal Commission. Most of the $110 million settlement will come from AMP's available insurance proceeds. ...

AMP settles class action for $110m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
... class action filed in June 2018, affected AMP shareholders whose share price tanked following revelations of alleged misconduct by the Financial Services Royal Commission. In May 2019, the NSW Supreme Court ordered the litany of class actions levelled ...