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ASIC renews leadership team

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
The corporate regulator has made several executive changes within its enforcement and compliance, regulation and supervision and markets group teams. ASIC's current senior executive leader, investigations Chris Rowe has been promoted to the role of ...

Wall Street firms slugged $442m for recordkeeping breach

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023
BNP Paribas Securities, Moelis & Company, and Wells Fargo are among 11 firms that copped massive fines that totalled US$289 million ($442m) after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) found that they used personal apps to conduct business. From ...

Government cracks down following PwC scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
Tax agents found evading laws could face over $780 million in penalties following the ongoing fallout of the PwC scandal. In what's being called the biggest crackdown on tax agent misconduct in Australian history, the government has bumped up fines ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
ASIC's latest action against Vanguard for allegations of greenwashing in a bond fund raises the question of whether the market regulator will crack down on index providers and other third-party service providers for greenwashing as well. Last month ...

HUB24 unveils new data feeds

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
HUB24 added new data feeds and automation capabilities, enabling financial advisers to report on clients' other investments including cash accounts and term deposits, listed securities, managed funds, direct property, and other assets. HUB24 chief product ...

Industry grapples with looming cyber threats

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
With the threat of cyber-attacks growing by the day, leadership teams in all areas of financial services are being urged to ramp up cybersecurity protections, with the regulators keeping a keen eye on their efforts. But while major institutions might ...

Super sector falling behind in cyber security: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
EY cybersecurity leader for financial services Rohit Rao says the superannuation sector is lagging when it comes to cybersecurity processes, adding that increased consolidation has created more risk. In the latest episode of the Financial Standard podcast ...

ASIC continues to reprimand SMSF auditors

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
ASIC has cracked down on eight self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) auditors for breaches of their obligations. Specifically, the regulator has disqualified five SMSF auditors and imposed additional conditions on three SMSF auditors for failing to ...

Partners Wealth Group names head of alternatives

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
Anastassia Juventin joins the Melbourne-based firm as head of alternatives for its wholesale investment business, Partners Private. The newly created role will see Juventin lead the Partners Private funds research and due diligence process, while also ...

Smart beta ETP market share matures: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
The smart beta ETP market has reached maturity, evidenced by declining product closures, and increasingly intense fee competition, according to a Morningstar report. As of 31 December 2022, there were 1384 smart beta ETPs worldwide, with assets under ...