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Court rules insurers to cover COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... determination and specifically the grounds on which it could seek special leave to appeal against the decision to the High Court of Australia," the council said. QBE responded to the ruling in a release to the ASX. It estimated the next cost of any business ...

Federal Court freezes investment scam, winds up SMSF operator

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
... (AFSL). ASIC alleges Beresford established Maxwell Financial Services in 2019 and offered investors financial products with high annual returns. However, its website stated its representatives held an AFSL and it was associated with ASIC and APRA when ...

Derivatives issuer cops $75m penalty

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... investors." The justice said the serious nature of the contraventions, along with the need to send a clear message, justifies the high penalties. "The overall penalty for AGM be higher than that for OTM and Ozifin, reflecting the failure by AGM to discharge ...

ASIC wealth director nabs promotion

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... with the Commonwealth Treasury. Bird started off her career as an associated to the Honorary Michael McHugh, of the High Court of Australia, who served from 1989 to 2005. She worked with McHugh as an associate for one year in 1990. After this, she worked ...

Westpac reaches $1.3bn AUSTRAC deal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... relevant products and reported all relevant historical transactions," King said. "This agreement is an important step in the court process. It provides more certainty to all our stakeholders as we continue to implement the measures in our response plan ...

Former analyst gets three year sentence

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... breached the firm's Code of Ethics. As a result, Mr Ho immediately left the firm." "Maple-Brown Abbott seeks to uphold very high standards which are reflected in its Code of Ethics, and takes an extremely serious view of any breach of those standards. ...

Liberal senator slams super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... in Sydney and Melbourne. Every week rivers of gold flow out of regional communities," he said. Rennick hinted at a High Court challenge to question whether super was constitutional if it doesn't return initial capital. He questioned if the system breached ...

Shareholders approve Aon, WTW merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... their respective extraordinary general meetings and at the special meeting of WTW shareholders which was ordered by the High Court of Ireland. A spokesperson for WTW could not comment on what the merger means for the Australian business. Under the terms ...

ASIC terminates illegal investment scheme

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... are currently residing in India. "Consumers should be wary when they are presented with investment opportunities offering high returns and should seek independent financial advice from a licensed financial advisor before making investment decisions," ...

12 charged in $17m fraud

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... describes as a very complex fraud. Seven men were arrested in Queensland who are expected to be extradited to NSW to face court in the near future. Two men and two women were arrested in Sydney, while a man in the ACT was served with a court attendance ...