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ASIC defends enforceable undertakings at Royal Commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... made very early on an offer of $1 million dollars and they also offered to pay ASIC's cost of $250,000 for the investigation. We can't accept the cost of investigation when we accept EUs so we combined the amounts and that was the amount that ...

GAM to liquidate bond funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... Absolute Return Bond Master Fund; and the GAM Unconstrained Bond Fund. Haywood was suspended following an internal investigation which found evidence to suggest he breached the firm's signatory policy by signing alone certain contracts where two ...

Financial crime taskforce puts two behind bars

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... have received custodial sentences. "These significant sentences handed down today pay testament to this extensive investigation by the Serious and Financial Crimes Taskforce," O'Dwyer said. Agencies forming the SFCT include the ATO, AFP, Commonwealth ...

We have won the battle, not the war: AustralianSuper CEO

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... super fund was called to the witness box for the afternoon session on the fourth day of the Royal Commission's investigation into superannuation. Silk, who sits on the board of Industry Super Australia (ISA) - the lobby group behind the campaign ...

ASIC issues permanent ban for theft

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... banned from providing financial services. Brody Glenn Jarman of Yarrawonga, Victoria, was struck off by ASIC after an investigation found he had misappropriated $3,133.36 in client funds. In February 2016, Jarman pleaded guilty in Cobram Magistrates ...

NAB looked to keep plan service fees, Royal Commission hears

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... having to refund all of the money to customers," Hodge said. Carter disagreed, and said NAB conducted a thorough investigation examining all potential outcomes and avenues to deal with the issue. Earlier, Carter said NAB considered whether other services ...

Equity Trustees responds to GAM suspension

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... Late last week, GAM investment director Tim Haywood - who leads this strategy - was suspended after an internal investigation identified issues with risk management processes and record keeping. The news saw an overwhelming number of redemption requests ...

Royal Commission revisits fees for no service

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... and since then StatePlus has formulated a remediation plan for the 46,534 members affected. Hodge added ASIC's investigation is expected to conclude by the end of August and StatePlus Super's statement filed with the Commission said $92 million ...

MLC refunds $67m in advice fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018
... discussions" with MLC trustee NULIS. MLC appointed an independent expert to review compliance breaches following an ASIC investigation in February 2017. ASIC initially made enquiries into breach reports lodged by NAB wealth entities regarding NULIS. ...

Tenders on the menu for UK pension schemes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
... clients" - giving trustees the ability to evaluate the performance. Chair of the CMA's investment consultant market investigation, John Wotton, highlighted the importance of value in the sectors underpinning the UK's pension schemes. "We're concerned ...