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ASIC grants frozen fund relief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... members. But this can be especially problematic for some individual members experiencing financial hardship," ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester said. "The hardship relief will make it easier for responsible entities of frozen funds to enable withdrawals ...

Chief economist update: It's about human life, not human rights

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
"We are all prisoners here of our own device." - Hotel California, The Eagles Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews declared Victoria in a "State of Disaster" from 6pm on August 2 and imposed Stage 4 restrictions that will run for six weeks (until September ...

Chief economist update: No Karens in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... in the state of Victoria that has now gone viral, protesting against the mandatory wearing of face masks. Let's see "Karen" try that in China. It was criticised and condemned as a violation of human rights and/or an infringement of civil liberties ...

ASIC lays out product intervention plans

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... during consultation before going on to make an entirely different order based on the consultation process. ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester said the power is an "incredibly important" addition to the regulator's toolbox. "It allows us to intervene where ...

ATO streamlines tax return process

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... approach for tax time to allow people to easily claim tax deductions for work from home arrangements. Assistant commissioner Karen Foat said the ATO has a range of different approaches to support taxpayers and the community through this tax time. "We ...

ASIC secures $160m in remediation over junk credit insurance

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... Commonwealth Bank, Credit Union Australia, Latitude Finance Australia, NAB, Suncorp-Metway and Westpac. ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester said the investigation of major banks and lenders uncovered the design and sale of consumer credit insurance consistently ...

Culture is key in a crisis: Australian Ethical

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... Institute of Australia's virtual governance and risk management forum, Australian Ethical Investments chief risk officer Karen Hughes implored companies to keep business culture alive during the COVID-19 crisis. "Culture plays probably one of the most ...

ASIC delivers thinly veiled warning

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... alternatives, ASIC fears. The regulator made no specific mention of Mayfair 101 in the warning to consumers. ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester warned consumers that if an investment product promises higher returns than a term deposit then it probably also ...

Platform ends year with hiring spree

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... 2019 with a raft of new hires, including additions to the board of its superannuation offering. Xplore Wealth appointed Karen Machovsky as project governance and change management head and Durand Oliver as state distribution manager. Machovsky brings ...

Consultation opens for design, distribution guidance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... reinforce fundamental business considerations for firms, their boards and ultimately their shareholders," ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester said. Chester added that the obligations - which require firms to design products meeting the needs of the consumers ...