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Financial hardship neglect lands Westpac in court

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
... self-reported it to ASIC. We are considering the matters raised by ASIC and have cooperated with their investigation." ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court commented: "ASIC has taken this action to highlight the importance of lenders responding to hardship ...

Magellan reverts to old leadership model

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
... leaving. Meanwhile, Andrew Formica has been appointed non-executive chair, taking over from Hamish McLennan, who becomes deputy chair and non-executive director. Deborah Page joins as a non-executive director on October 3. She also takes on the role ...

Crypto lender sentenced for false licence

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
... withdrawn. This was in relation to a news artless dated 10 September 2018 that claimed it held a specific ACL. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said the regulator expects entities and individuals to provide accurate information to their customers and potential ...

ASIC appeal in CBA, CFS case dismissed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023
... remuneration has the potential to cause consumers to be given financial product advice that may not suit their needs," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "While the Full Court dismissed the appeal it accepted a number of ASIC's submissions and, importantly ...

Active Super to face action over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... that funds seek to attract members with promises their investments will not be exposed to certain industries," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "When making these claims super funds must have evidence to back their claims and ensure they are not promising ...

ASIC sues debt management firm, director

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023
... in a system of conduct or pattern of behaviour which was, in all the circumstances, unconscionable, it said. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said the corporate regulator is "deeply concerned" by the impact on customers in this matter. "To have customers ...

ASIC looking to send message with eToro action

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023
... the design and distribution obligations (DDO). During her introductory speech at the General Counsel Summit, ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said if the regulatory body achieves a favourable outcome in the ongoing proceedings, it will send a clear deterrent ...

Mayfair 101 accuses ASIC of "suspicious" conduct over FOIs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2023
... unreasonably divert the resources of ASIC". Among them, Mayfair wants access to encrypted messaged exchanged between ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester and Bronte Capital founder John Hempton. Investigations by The Australian recently found it was an email ...

ASIC takes Dixon Advisory director to court

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2023
... advising clients to invest or retain interests in the troubled URF fund. Commenting on the latest in the saga, ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said directors have responsibilities under the law to act in the best interests of their company, and this includes ...

ACCC slams door on ANZ, Suncorp deal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2023
... nationally, small to medium enterprise banking in Queensland, and agribusiness banking in Queensland," said ACCC deputy chair Mick Keogh. "These banking markets are critical for many homeowners and for Queensland businesses and farmers in particular. ...