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Six cases brought against Westpac now finalised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
... 13 years. "The sheer scale of this impact suggests that, at the time, Westpac had a culture that did not prioritise compliance," she said.

BT Funds Management fined $20m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
... finalises these matters against Westpac, we urge Westpac, and other financial institutions, to look at their culture of compliance and invest in systems that mean incorrect charging of fees, premiums and commissions does not occur," Court said. BT Funds ...

CareSuper appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
... with LGIAsuper. "Rebecca brings a wealth of understanding and experience in governance, investment, audit, risk and compliance," CareSuper said. "I thank both Terry Wetherall AM and Keith Harvey for their significant contributions to CareSuper members. ...

28% of super products rated AAA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
... corrections due to world events, average returns are still in the double digits," executive director of research and compliance at Rainmaker Information Alex Dunnin said. "There has been a great deal more scrutiny placed upon super funds in the last ...

ASIC takes Federal Court action against Macquarie Bank

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
... promotions. ASIC has sought after declarations, pecuniary penalties and other relief from the Court. This included a compliance order for an independent review of Macquarie's fee authorities and fee transactions using its bulk transaction system. In ...

Accountants lobby for 10 budget reforms

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022
... group executive, advocacy and international Simon Grant said. "These measures will have the added bonus of reducing compliance and administration costs for consumers and super funds." The group also wants to see pay-as-you-go taxation made more accurate ...

ANZ becomes first Australian bank to develop stablecoin

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022
... directly servicing the retail market, whereas we've invested from the outset in establishing the product, technology, compliance and team to properly service private and institutional clients, like the Victor Smorgon Group and ANZ. "Digital assets are ...

Practice valuations to normalise: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
... Centurion said the market has held the value of those businesses with a fee structure above $3000 with a comprehensive compliance regime attached. "These fees, with appropriate FDS and/or opt-in are the most attractive client style, and at above about ...

New hire salaries skyrocket: Recruiter

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
... additional 15% on top of what's offered. Once again, when it comes to the expertise that's most in demand, risk and compliance professionals top the list. "Businesses are looking for risk talent who can create bespoke risk frameworks for their ...

Government vows support for SMEs, self-funded retirees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
... facilitate further investments by States and Territories in their own systems to improve lodgement accuracy, reduce compliance costs and save time for the approximately 170,000 businesses that have payroll tax reporting obligations," Frydenberg said. ...