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Calls for consent forms, opt-ins to be scrapped

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... woes. "By killing a system where advisers can join an AFSL which is responsible for supervising, monitoring and being accountable to clients for the actions of their advisers, a very important extra (not duplicate) layer of oversight, training, resources ...

Tax fraud goes from paradise to prison

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... commissioner Aislinn Walwyn said the sentencing shows the persistence of the tax office to hold enablers of illegal schemes accountable and securing an outcome for honest taxpayers. "Tax crime is not victimless. This arrangement was set up to deliberately ...

Catherine Brenner case dropped

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... as chair of AMP and stepped down from the board in April 2018 in the wake of the Royal Commission. "As chair, I am accountable for governance. I have always sought to act in the best interests of the company and have been in discussions with the board ...

AustralianSuper partners with greenhouse gas giants

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... invested, to identify the pathways they have to net zero emissions." Joining the initiative would keep AustralianSuper accountable to push for real change among the companies which it invests in, he said. "Joining the initiative is a tangible action ...

Aware Super unaware of members with disabilities

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... passive description of who we are or what we do," Stewart said in the announcement. "We wanted a name that holds us accountable, to ourselves and our members. A name that we must live up to each day."

Former investment adviser charged with $85m fraud

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... Wadhwa, senior associate director of the SEC's New York Regional Office said. "The SEC remains committed to holding accountable individual wrongdoers who seek to take advantage of investors for personal gain, including when they employ elaborate ...

Westpac found to be immature, reactive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... called Customer Outcomes and Risk Excellence (CORE). The program is a company priority and as chief executive I'm accountable for its delivery." The bank said CORE will focus on the direction and tone set by the board and group executives, setting clear ...

Australian Ethical divests Mercer parent company

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... 2050. "We need tangible commitments and transparency about how the commitments will be implemented and who will be accountable for that implementation," Palmer said. "Divestment is just one way we drive progress as an investor and shareholder."

FPA, TPB to share information

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
... a professional and their client," he said. "The FPA has demonstrated a commitment to enforcing and holding members accountable to professional codes of ethics for over 25 years and we welcome the opportunity to work more closely with the TPB on encouraging ...

Hold super accountable for miners' actions: Future Super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
Ethical superannuation fund Future Super has urged Australians to hold super funds accountable for investing in companies which have destroyed sites of cultural significance to Indigenous Australians. Future Super co-founder and managing director Kirstin ...