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ANZ accused of paying hush money on BBSW scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
In an action filed in the Federal Court ANZ has been accused of throwing a whistleblower under the bus, paying a fine as "hush money" and "virtue signalling" following ASIC's investigation into ANZ's alleged manipulation of the bank bill swap rate. ...

Colonial First State cops licence conditions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
APRA has imposed licence conditions on Colonial First State Investments Limited to ensure super members' best interests are met, effective immediately. The regulator's decision follows an investigation into matters referred to it by the Royal ...

Life insurers disregard code of practice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
The Life Code Compliance Committee has said that life insurers appear not to be taking their obligations under the Life Insurance Code of Practice seriously. The code came into effect in 2017, with the independent committee now publishing its second ...

Super fund members compensated

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
... MySuper." These breaches formed part of a Royal Commission case study, where Commissioner Hayne did not find any licensee breach on the evidence before Commission, Aon Australia said. The remediation was paid for by AHFA, not smartMonday. Part of the ...

Judgement delivered in binary options fraud

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
The Federal Court of Australia has slapped a trading company with a $1.8 million fine, while two people have been barred from financial services for their involvement in the fraudulent binary options scheme. The judgement comes following findings made ...

APRA hands reins to ASIC in AUSTRAC case

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
APRA has delegated some of its enforcement powers to the corporate watchdog, as the two agencies continue their investigations into AUSTRAC's allegations against Westpac. To limit any overlap, the prudential regulator will hand over responsibilities ...

ASIC cracks down on investment manager

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
The Australian arm of a global investment management company has agreed to additional conditions imposed on its AFSL by the corporate watchdog. It comes after Societe Generale Securities Australia (SGSA) was criminally charged with breaching client ...

Sam Henderson in court over phantom degree

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
Sam Henderson's claims he had a Master of Commerce to prospective clients has seen him charged with dishonesty offences, with ASIC referring the case to the public prosecutor. ASIC this afternoon announced Henderson has been charged with three counts ...

ATO warns against SMSF property development

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
The Australian Taxation Office has shared its concerns about a growing number of SMSFs purchasing and investing in the development of real property. The ATO said it strongly encourages SMSF trustees who may be considering property development to seek ...

ASIC mainly concerned with media releases: Lawyer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... cancelled, the regulator allegedly said in an email that it wanted to cancel the AFSL because of the risk the licensee would breach its obligations in the future. Yazbeck theorised that the true motive was for the regulator to be able to put out a media ...