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Senate grills ASIC after it blocks 250,000 websites

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... suspension of any fraudulent websites and domain names." "ASIC will also consider issuing a consumer alert or public warning notice," the regulator's submission said. "This incident revealed that the use of section 313 required closer scrutiny," the ...

Industry welcomes grandfathering deal

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
... losses." He added that "the industry can now transition to the new FoFA laws with certainty." Yesterday, the Government gave notice of a motion in the Senate to reinstate the grandfathering provision by seeking the support of the upper house. The agreement ...

FoFA disallowance could put industry into breach of law

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
... to be fixed in the first FoFA" and added that "if it goes to its conclusion, all of these changes will disappear without notice whatsoever." In reference to Lambie's move, Cormann noted that "public policy is getting caught up in internal party in-fighting." ...

No Westpac leadership changes after Gail Kelly departure

LAURA MILLAN, ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... incentive payments. Hartzer is due to start work in the bank's top job on 2 February, and will be required to give 12-months' notice if he wishes to step down.

Gail Kelly steps down as Westpac CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... incentive payments. Hartzer is due to start work in the bank's top job on February 2, and will be required to give 12-month's notice if he wishes to step down. Commenting on his appointment, Hartzer said that he intends to "strengthen that leadership ...

ASIC takes SMSF property spruikers to court

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... ASIC is also seeking orders requiring Park Trent to notify current and former clients about the proceeding and to post a notice regarding ASIC's proceeding on its website. The company has advised at least 500 members of the public to establish and switch ...

100% steady on the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
It's that time of the year again folks, the first Tuesday of November, when the "Race that Stops the Nation' - the Melbourne Cup - meets with the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) monetary policy decision. I have lived in Australia (and Melbourne, at ...

Govt moves to repeal super payslip disclosure rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... pay their superannuation, non-compliant employers may not provide accurate information and employees may not take regular notice of what is reported on their payslips. "In addition, 70% of affected employees do not make a complaint to the ATO until after ...

I wish I may, I wish I might

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
Uh-oh, looks like the Wall Street seesaw has just been whipsawed. Wall Street's action - and their presumed causes -- over the past three days are summed up in Bloomberg's headlines over the past three days: S&P 500 Falls to Nine-Week Low on Global ...

One third of risk advisers non-compliant, ASIC says

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... prioritising the needs of the client. "This is an unacceptable level of failure, and the life insurance industry is now on notice to lift standards and professionalism. Both insurers and advice firms need to work on delivering a consistently better service ...