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PMIIG licence cancelled

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
... in the financial services market. ASIC will take action when AFS licensees fail to meet their obligations," ASIC commissioner Greg Tanzer said. PMIIG has the right to appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a review of ASIC's decision. The ...

Competition not super's silver bullet: PC

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
... precedent, and to encourage improved performance through competition. Whether this has occurred has come under scrutiny. Commissioner Angela McRae said the complex and broad framework "will allow us to assess how well our super system is able to meet ...

ASIC appoints markets disciplinary chair

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
... panel for six years. Gay also sits on the boards of the Victorian Funds Management Corporation and Koda Capital. ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour commented on the move, saying: "The Panel's track record demonstrates the value of a peer-review model in ...

ATO on phoenix watch

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... formed part of an investigation in to unpaid superannuation, employee withholding tax, GST, and income tax. ATO deputy commissioner Michael Cranston said the firm response forms part of the ongoing joint agency investigations in to illegal phoenix activity ...

ATO resource targets illegal pension schemes

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... retirement planning schemes designed solely to help them avoid paying tax on their assets in an illegal manner. ATO deputy commissioner Michael Cranston said the ATO had considerable success to date in shutting down tax avoidance schemes but has recently ...

Diversity isn't going to a Chinese restaurant: PwC

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... men who all went to the same schools and live in the same areas?" she asked. Fellow panelist, race discrimination commissioner Dr. Tim Soutphommasane, added: "There is still definitely an ethnic and cultural profile as to what management should look ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... (MRA) last week to recognise the supply chain security programmes of both countries. Australian Border Force (ABF) Commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg said the arrangement would benefit members of the Australian Trusted Trader (ATT) programme and the NZ Customs ...

Report shows bank reform well underway

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
... reviewing the Code of Banking Practice, which sets standards of good conduct for banks. Former Australian Public Service Commissioner, Stephen Sedgwick, is reviewing product sales commissions and product based payments that could lead to poor customer ...

NAB appoints independent customer advocate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... credit insurance, mortgages, personal loans, credit cards and small business loans. Former Australian public service commissioner, Stephen Sedgwick, has been appointed to conduct an independent review of product sales commissions and product based payments ...

CSC announces three new directors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
... Department of Defence, and deputy commander, Joint Task Force 633, Middle East, in 2013. Needham has also served as a commissioner of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission and chair of the Defence Force Recruiting Board of Management. ...