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Women participation rate booms

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... replaced Christian Porter as attorney-general and industrial relations minister. Minister for industry, science and technology Karen Andrews is the new home affairs minister. Assistant minister to the attorney general Amanda Stoker took on the additional ...

Time running out for claims licences

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... service. Some applications received have also needed to be re-submitted because of their poor quality," ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester said. "We are concerned that firms are running the risk of not submitting a complete application in time to get the ...

Junk insurance lands Westpac in court

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... read. The action follows ASIC's investigation of 11 major banks and other lenders selling junk insurance. ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester said the investigations in late 2018 and 2019 found lenders had disappointingly not changed policies and conduct ...

Mayfair found to have misled

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... demonstrates firms need to do the right thing by their investors, even when they are wholesale investors," ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester said. "They need to make sure they accurately describe their products when advertising. The court has shown that ...

Chester eyes ASIC chair role

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester has confirmed that she wants to be considered for the role as chair of the corporate regulator, taking over from James Shipton who will step down as soon as the right candidate is announced. A Senate Parliamentary Joint ...

ASIC pursues criminal charges in super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... Prosecutions and is undertaking more than 20 enforcement investigations. Addressing the AFR Business Summit, ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester said its recent actions against Rest and Statewide Super are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to ASIC's ...

LGS names deputy chair, director

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
... was a member of the governance, remuneration and nomination committee as well as the investment committee. In his place, Karen McKeown will take over as deputy chair. She is currently the mayor of Penrith City Council and is the chair of the fund's ...

MMC acquires super fund administrator

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... the general manager of client services. Adam Somerville recently re-joined IFAA as manager of financial services. For SCS, Karen Waldon-White was appointed chief executive in mid-2020 after serving as general manager for over six years. MMC co-founder ...

ASIC winds up Mayfair 101 debenture issuer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... products and to protect not only potential new investors but also the interests of existing investors," ASIC acting chair Karen Chester said. "This action is one of several we have underway (under our project True to Label) targeting fund managers not ...

ASIC detects imposter bond scam

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... Financial Claims Scheme and using contact details obtained online to contact people pressuring them to invest. ASIC acting chair Karen Chester urged investors to be wary of the high yield claims given interest rates are low. "If you see or receive offers ...