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Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... foundation, but we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple for the next phase of our lives. We ask for space and privacy for our family as we begin to navigate this new life." The Gates' have significant assets to divide. The Land Report recently ...

ASIC releases fee consent instrument

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
... by respondents in relation to fee consents were the duplication of information, complexity of information requirements, privacy concerns when passing on consent and the level of prescription in the written consent. Stakeholders also expressed concerns ...

Malicious attacks most common in finance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
... for the period, with only 68% of those reported within 30 days of the incident. Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner Angelene Falk said 38% of all data breaches notified during the period were attributed to human error. "In the ...

AustralianSuper breached member's privacy: Regulator

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... ordered to audit certain procedures, after a member's complaint to a federal regulator found the fund interfered with their privacy. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) on December 16 delivered a judgement on a complaint that ...

What you read in 2020

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... responsibilities as trustee of your superannuation seriously and you can rest assured your retirement savings, data and privacy have never been at risk." 10. Merged First State Super reveals new brand (July 15) Following its merger with VicSuper, the ...

US regulator, states sue Facebook

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... overnight, claiming Facebook has used an "unlawful scheme" and illegal monopoly power to suppress competition and degrade privacy protections. The FTC said Facebook is "illegally maintaining its personal social networking monopoly through a years-long ...

Calls for consent forms, opt-ins to be scrapped

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... represents a formal complaint by the clients about ASIC and states that the fee consent form is an invasion of client privacy that will not be accepted. The clients allegedly said they will not accept an increase in duplicated compliance and the $1400 ...

De Ferrari refuses to discuss Wade

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... have achieved." Later De Ferrari offered some explanation for his refusal to comment. He said he needed to protect the privacy and confidentiality of the matters: "Because I need to have an environment where our employees feel confident and safe to speak ...

Maurice Blackburn slams FSC

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... "While it appears to be altruistic, the FSC's campaign to change the law has always been a Trojan horse to push past the privacy and other legal rights of their disabled claimants and gain greater control over their medical treatment. "Until the Committee's ...

Regulatory, legal exam questions trip up advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... candidates. The exam's testing of advice documentation requirements, the difference between personal and general advice, the Privacy Act and Anti-money Laundering Act were among the areas where advisers were most likely to underperform. Understanding ...