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Royal Commission challenges super regulators

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... likely to encourage conduct that courts contraventions of statute." This is because the entity giving an enforceable undertaking is not required to "disgorge the profits of its conduct, may not even be required to remediate customers for loss they have ...

ASIC defends enforceable undertakings at Royal Commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... revealed that ANZ negotiated with ASIC over the definition of what the term "needs based" should mean in its enforceable undertaking. ASIC's draft of the enforceable undertaking defined needs-based discussion as any discussion with a customer which ...

APRA banned one person in 10 years: Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... it began proceedings against former Trio Capital director David Millhouse. In that particular case, an enforceable undertaking (EU) was provided to ensure Millhouse's disqualification, so the regulator's court case was dismissed. Justifying the regulator's ...

NAB compensation delays hopelessly conflicted: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
... After ASIC was notified of the compliance breaches, NAB/MLC was given the option to either enter into an enforceable undertaking or agree to change its licence conditions. Smith said NAB/MLC opted for a change in licence conditions as the senior leaders ...

Super funds suit up for Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
The financial services Royal Commission will put Australia's $2.6 trillion superannuation system under the spotlight over the next two weeks and legal experts say a key question is whether conflicts of interest are influencing super funds and letting ...

Mis-selling super a win for consumers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
An advocacy body for superannuation fund members established in 2013 will finally become fully operational thanks to $2.5 million in penalties paid by CBA and ANZ for the mis-selling of super products. The Superannuation Consumers' Centre will receive ...

CBA should have done more: Federal Court

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... its staff. Justice Beach of the Federal Court delivered the assessment in noting the terms of a court enforceable undertaking entered into by the bank and ASIC, after an in-principle agreement was reached between the two in May. The bank entered into ...

CBA, ANZ told to clean up superannuation distribution

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
An ASIC investigation alleges Commonwealth Bank and ANZ branches offered superannuation products to customers at the end of general fact-finding processes, which the customers may have mistaken as "personal" advice rather than "general" advice. Commonwealth ...

Dover advisers turn orphans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... week ASIC formally announced the cancellation of Dover's AFSL, with the regulator accepting a court enforceable undertaking from Dover. It was also announced that Dover founder Terry McMaster will exit the advice industry. ASIC confirmed an investigation ...

ASIC takes financial planner to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... Separately, ASIC is forcing Goldman Sachs Australia to pay $500,000 into a community fund and accepted an enforceable undertaking that will require the investment bank to tighten controls of its bookbuild messaging of which Goldman Sachs Australia acts ...