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AFCA appoints lead ombudsman, investments and advice

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... Natalie Cameron was named lead ombudsman for banking and finance. Previously, Singh has worked both as an in-house legal counsel and for regulators including WorkSafe Victoria and the Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria. He then trained and worked ...

US regulator sues crypto giant, chief executive

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... the CFTC will not tolerate willful avoidance of US law." CFTC enforcement division principal deputy director and chief counsel Gretchen Lowe further added the defendants' emails and chats reflect its compliance efforts have been a "sham." "Binance ...

SEC fines Mormon Church investment arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023
... the shell companies. In response, the Church said: "The Church's senior leadership received and relied upon legal counsel when it approved of the use of the external companies to make the filings. Ensign Peak handled the mechanics of the filing process. ...

ASIC dodges PGPA investigation questioning

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
... investigations or inquiries into ASIC commissioners in the past two years?" Longo then directed the question to general counsel Chris Savundra who said he couldn't be sure "off the top of his head." "It's a large Act, I want to make sure they ...

Mason Stevens welcomes former Iress chief

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
... look forward to bringing my leadership experience across technology and financial services to provide ongoing strategic counsel to support Mason Stevens' continued growth." Walsh thanked current non-executive director Steve Rickwood, who stepped ...

Dimensional names new chief executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2023
... assets under management. In his executive chair role, Crane will continue to be involved in the business, offering his counsel and working on specific projects. Dimensional said it had designed the leadership transition to ensure it continues to maintain ...

Westpac settles BT Super class action

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2022
... launched legal proceedings against the bank in 2019 as part of its Get Your Super Back campaign. The law firm's special counsel Nathan Rapoport said the case alleged BT prioritised Westpac Life's profits over its duty to seek the best returns ...

Marketing oversight must improve: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
... for all marketing material to be approved by the RE before being released, having marketing materials vetted by external counsel, and regularly training personnel involved in fund marketing. "We expect responsible entities to meaningfully supervise their ...

New rules on the way for BNPL sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
The government is looking to implement stricter regulation for the buy now, pay later industry, releasing an options paper for consultation. According to minister for financial services Stephen Jones, the number of active BNPL accounts grew from five ...

Spirit Super farewells chair, names successor

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2022
... superannuation, a nationally award-winning fund," he said. "I know I'm not the only person at Spirit who will miss her counsel and the care in which she engages with everyone she meets. That she leaves us in a strong position and with a potential ...