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Market Forces takes aim at big banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... surge in fossil fuel lending and exposure. Its continued support for coal companies such as Whitehaven, which, in clear breach of NABs own stipulations, still has no transition plan, highlights NAB's failure to turn sustainability rhetoric into action." ...

Westpac to pay $9.5m for Corps Act breaches

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
Westpac has been ordered by the Federal Court of Australia to pay $9.15 million over poor financial advice provided by just one former adviser. The court case relates to poor financial advice provided by Sudhir Sinha which breached the best interest ...

What you read in 2019: Financial advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... salaries for associate advisers, paraplanners and client service officers. 3. Major advice licensee in possible best interest breach SMSF Advisers Network had additional licence conditions imposed after ASIC surveillance spurred concerns the licensee ...

TAL loses group insurance mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... and duty of utmost good faith under the Insurance Contracts Act. ASIC is seeking civil penalties for TAL's alleged breach of section 12DB of the ASIC Act - which attracts a maximum penalty of 10,000 penalty units or $1.7 million.

Westpac served class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
Westpac has confirmed it was served with a class action on behalf of shareholders in relation to the AUSTRAC investigation. The class action has been filed by Phi Finney McDonald. The claim relates to market disclosure issues connected to Westpac's ...

APRA joins in on Westpac scrutiny

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
APRA has launched a formal investigation into Westpac for possible breaches of the Banking Act. The prudential regulator said the investigation will focus on the conduct that led to AUSTRAC launching its criminal charges against the bank over an alleged ...

ASIC takes action against TAL over RC case

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... and duty of utmost good faith under the Insurance Contracts Act. ASIC is seeking civil penalties for TAL's alleged breach of section 12DB of the ASIC Act - which attracts a maximum penalty of 10,000 penalty units or $1.7 million. This is in addition ...

NULIS satisfies ASIC requirements

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... management and management of conflicts of interest. The conditions were originally applied on NULIS after ASIC enquiries into breach reports lodged by NAB's wealth entities, which the corporate regulator said involved breakdowns in risk management and ...

Sam Henderson attempts to set record straight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... the exact issues that were raised in the Royal Commission, and that he received the minimum banning for a best interests breach. Speaking to Financial Standard, Daniel echoed this: "ASIC stated that any 'misleading statements' from Sam such as ...

Westpac directors slammed

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2019
Social enterprise Women on Boards has demanded that more heads roll, ahead of Westpac's AGM in Sydney today. Ruth Medd, who co-founded Women on Boards, made the remarks as a long-term shareholder in Westpac and experienced chair and non-executive director. ...