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Ohanessian ousts entire Praemium board

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
Deposed Praemium chief executive Michael Ohanessian was successful in his bid to remove his former employer's board of directors, appointing a new board in the process. Following the results of the general meeting in Melbourne today, directors Andre ...

Financial dispute authorities combined for 'one-stop-shop'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
Three separate financial services dispute resolution services will be combined and replaced by a 'one-stop-shop' to establish a simpler, more accessible and more affordable process for consumers. The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) ...

Increased APRA levies provide regulator with more power

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... million over four years has been allocated to develop infrastructure for the reporting and analysis of internal dispute resolution performance data by financial firms, which will be offset by increased levies of $3.6 million from 2018-2019 under the ...

FPA appoints conduct commission chair

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... a new chair to its conduct review commission. Graham McDonald, a solicitor and barrister with experience in dispute resolution, will preside over FPA disciplinary hearings and be responsible for ensuring the conduct of members meets the new code of ethics ...

Beneficiaries unfamiliar with death benefits

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... death benefit complaints could be avoided if trustees communicate to members and beneficiaries proper internal dispute resolution processes. This is particularly true when it comes to death benefits, according to the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal. ...

Bankers told to spread positive message

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... and touch evidence of change." The latest report highlighted that some reform initiatives - such as external dispute resolution arrangements and ASIC breach reporting - rely on government and regulatory action before banks can progress them further. ...

ASIC cancels responsible entity AFSL

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
... regional Victoria. In particular, ASIC found that DD&D Securities failed to: maintain membership with an external dispute resolution scheme approved by ASIC; lodge its financial reports within the required timeframe; lodge compliance plan audits for ...

Hunter Hall LIC chair ousted

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
The chair of Hunter Hall Global Value (HHV) has been removed from the board following a tense extraordinary general meeting yesterday. In February, Wilson Asset Management chair Geoff Wilson lodged a requisition of shareholdings meeting to remove HHV's ...

Contango founder ousted in leadership battle

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... Management founder David Stevens were unseated during the EGM, while Glenn Fowles left the board earlier, causing the resolution for his removal to be withdrawn. On the departures, the Contango MicroCap board said: "The board would like to thank David ...

ASIC cancels AFSL licences

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... failed to: Lodge annual financial statements and auditor's reports; and Maintain membership with an external dispute resolution (EDR) scheme approved by ASIC. "The annual lodgment of audited accounts is an important part of a licensee demonstrating it ...