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Bell Financial Group in AUSTRAC probe

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022
... Financial Group's subsidiaries are under scrutiny by AUSTRAC, with an audit ordered to assess compliance with financial crime laws. AUSTRAC has ordered that an external auditor be appointed to Bell Potter Securities, Bell Potter Capital and Third ...

LGIA upgrades anti-money laundering tech

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
... hosted solution that would support our continued growth," LGIA chief executive Kate Farrer said. "Napier is the financial crime compliance solution that gives us complete control and transparency of rules as well as segregation of data, rules, and workflows. ...

Westpac shuffles executives

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
... leaner group head office responsible for strategy and policies. The roles of chief risk officer, group executive - financial crime, compliance and conduct will be combined. This move has seen chief risk officer David Stephen decide to leave Westpac along ...

Courtenay House director faces court for alleged fraud offences

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
... carrying on a financial services business without a licence. Papoulias is facing one charge of dealing in the proceeds of crime worth $1 million or more, and one charge of aiding and abetting Iervasi in carrying on a financial services business without ...

Future2 commits over $1.5m in grants

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
... young people in remote locations to access education and employment opportunities by acquiring a driving license, as well as crime prevention and resilience programs for at risk young people.

Bond scam defrauds SMSFs $2.8m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... and charged with 13 counts of obtaining financial benefit by deception and 13 counts of reckless dealing with proceeds of crime. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission found that Australians have lost over $70 million to investment scams ...

Criminal charges in property investor collapse

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of an offence. The charges follow an ASIC-led Serious Financial Crime Taskforce (SFCT) investigation into the collapse of the groups and alleged associated phoenix activity. The matter will next ...

Conditional release for former Hillross adviser

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
A former financial adviser has received a conditional release without conviction for a period of two years after pleading guilty to false document charges. Wael Kourieh, who was an authorised representative of Hillross between 2010 and 2016, pleaded ...

Former Hillross adviser pleads guilty

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
Wael Kourieh, who was an authorised representative of Hillross between 2010 and 2016, has plead guilty to false document charges following an ASIC investigation. Kourieh pleaded guilty to one count of making false documents and one count of using false ...

Ian Silk to leave AustralianSuper

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
... the fund with the necessary protections saw the four risk departments expand to include hiring a lead for its financial crime, security and resilience unit. "We are in the business of helping members grow and protect their growing assets," he said.