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ASIC permanently bans David Sutton

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
... in relation to his directorships of Paltar Petroleum and Aus Streaming. Sutton was also involved in and facilitated misconduct by Kristofer Ridgway, a former financial adviser that ASIC said was not "adequately trained" or "competent" to provide financial ...

CSLR finally passes senate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort) Bill 2023, provides victims of financial misconduct access to redress and compensation. The CSLR covers personal financial advice, credit intermediation, securities dealing ...

New inquiry targets audit sector following PwC scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... and analysis of the regulatory, legislative, and legal factors within the sector after PwC shone a light on possible misconduct, she said. The firm came under surveillance in recent months after it was discovered senior PwC partners shared information ...

Former Capstone adviser in EU with ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
... financial services, or act in any managerial capacity within a financial service, legal or accounting business. The misconduct has resulted in Blackaby and Capstone undertaking a remediation program for Blackaby's clients, which has so far seen more ...

FRAA releases draft APRA, ASIC metrics

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... greatest harm to consumers, investors, and markets. "ASIC is not resourced to investigate every instance of alleged misconduct that comes to its attention, and so must make difficult choices and prioritise its regulatory and enforcement actions to ensure ...

Former Big Un executive smacked with insider trading charge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
... while in possession of inside information communicated to him by Evertz. Further expanding its crackdown on financial misconduct related to Big Un, last year, ASIC convicted Graham Swan, the company's former auditor. He was found guilty of failing ...

Vanguard fined for defective account statements

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... rules. A firm's duty of supervision includes the responsibility to reasonably investigate red flags that suggest misconduct may be occurring."

TPB grilled over handling of PwC scandal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... done as opposed to what they might do in future, Pocock questioned whether the TPB has formally considered whether the misconduct constitutes a breach of legislative requirements. "We haven't considered that, no... We went through the process of investigating ...

Treasury hands PwC tax scandal to AFP

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023
... indirectly privy to the confidential information." Kennedy said, considering recent revelations and the "seriousness of the misconduct", the matter had been referred to the police. "... to consider commencement of a criminal investigation," he confirmed. ...

AMP fined $24m for charging deceased customers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
... notified, deceased customers are no longer charged. These systems were inadequate, and customers were let down. This misconduct represents a fundamental breach of trust between a customer and their financial services provider." AMP remediated over $5 ...