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ASIC drags NAB to court for fees-for-no-service

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
ASIC has launched civil penalty proceedings against NAB in the Federal Court over fees-for-no-service, which the bank continued to charge after the Royal Commission. The corporate regulator is seeking to find NAB made several thousand contraventions ...

ASIC takes action against TAL over RC case

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... under the Insurance Contracts Act. ASIC is seeking civil penalties for TAL's alleged breach of section 12DB of the ASIC Act - which attracts a maximum penalty of 10,000 penalty units or $1.7 million. This is in addition to "declarations" in relation ...

ASIC sues ANZ over unlawful fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
The corporate regulator is suing ANZ, alleging the bank unlawfully charged customers certain periodic fees exceeding $50 million. ASIC estimates the total gross loss to customers is in excess of $50 million for 1.3 million occasions of unlawfully charged ...

ASIC names new default super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
The corporate regulator has named the superannuation fund its employees will now be defaulted into. From July 1, new employees of ASIC who do not nominate a superannuation fund will be defaulted into AustralianSuper. From that time, ASIC will employ ...

ASIC outlines enforcement efforts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
In the second half of last year ASIC brought criminal proceedings against nine individuals on 76 charges, with four people imprisoned as a result and $12.7 million imposed in civil penalties. ASIC also disqualified 28 directors and there were 72 instances ...

AMP overhauls wealth leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
AMP has announced five new appointments to its wealth management leadership team. Dedicated to providing better experiences and outcomes for clients, AMP has built out the executive team charged with overseeing its troubled wealth management business. ...

Westpac cops BBSW fine

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
Westpac will pay a $3.3 million penalty over its involvement in the bank bill swap rate saga that's ensnared Australian banks this year. On Friday the Federal Court ordered the bank pay $3.3 million for contravening the ASIC Act in its involvement in ...

Retail super funds in hot water: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
Retail superannuation funds at CBA, NAB, AMP and other institutions could face criminal charges after the Royal Commission's team of lawyers highlighted several instances where corporate and superannuation law was breached. The closing submission ...

Dover AFSL cancelled, McMaster exits industry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
ASIC has accepted a Court Enforceable Undertaking from Dover Financial Advisers and Terry McMaster will leave the financial services industry. ASIC confirmed the action resulted from an ASIC investigation which commenced in 2017, with a particular focus ...

Westpac off the hook in BBSW scandal

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
The Federal Court ruled Westpac's conduct in handling bank bill swap rates was "unconscionable" on four of the 16 occasions that ASIC alleged the bank manipulated the BBSW. While ASIC failed to prove Westpac traders had manipulated the BBSW, the bank ...