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Strategic reset delivers for Count

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
... than 25,000 Statements of Advice and Records of Advice were delivered to clients over the year. In terms of ongoing remediation efforts, as at June end $505 million had been offered and $424.5 million had been paid. This is payable by Commonwealth Bank ...

Insignia consolidates further, creates Client Wellbeing arm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023
... million, up 39% year on year, driven by gains made in divesting Australian Executor Trustees as well as stabilised remediation costs; Insignia did not have to increase remediation provisions, saying it expects all projects to be completed in FY24 with ...

Former advisers costs CBA $1.2bn in remediation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023
Commonwealth Bank's $1.2 billion bad advice remediation bill represented a small fraction of its whopping $10.2 billion profit, the full-year financial results show. The total customer remediation amounted to a huge $2.6 billion in the 2023 financial ...

Sequoia hires chief operating officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... years' experience, most notably serving in ASIC's assessment and intelligence team. Bringing skills in audit, remediation, breach management, and policy enforcement, Sequoia said he will "further enhance our compliance efforts." "The new appointments ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... between Vanguard and ourselves, to have a discussion with Vanguard, and in doing both, we found that our expectations of remediation were met. "In general terms, all products seeking RIAA certification are examined for their practices and processes against ...

AUSTRAC drops action after Bell FG audit

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... obligations in the future. "AUSTRAC will continue to work with the group to ensure ongoing compliance and to monitor the remediation and uplift undertaken by the entities in response to the external auditor findings and recommendations," it said. Bell ...

Trustees must do better on account consolidation: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... can leave someone over $50,000 worse off in retirement. Following the review, three super trustees have commenced remediation programs aimed at refunding fees and premiums paid on multiple accounts that were not identified. While ASIC did not name the ...

ASIC nudges trustees on member fund compliance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... compliance, improving disclosures about application funds, and notifying ASIC of any reportable situations or paying remediation. Meanwhile, ASIC also reached out to major auditing firms and industry bodies to reiterate the role auditors can play in ...

Former Capstone adviser in EU with ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
... 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 than $500,000 paid back to clients whose records were not sufficient ...

Bank of Queensland slapped with EU

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
... said BOQ has acknowledged the weaknesses set out in the CEU and has agreed to several requests, including preparing a remediation plan that details all activities BOQ is undertaking, or will undertake, to address the weaknesses, with a clear timeline ...