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ASFA welcomes Rest executive to C-suite role

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
... will lead the ASFA InPractice (AIP) initiative and take over executive leadership of the Superannuation Cyber and Financial Crime Coordination Framework. The AIP was expanded in May to help funds, administrators, and other service providers manage regulatory ...

ASFA names board chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
... range of challenges, including the significant number of Australians moving into retirement, growing cyber and financial crime threats and global political and economic volatility. "ASFA represents the full breadth of the APRA-regulated system, from ...

Former Berndale director jailed for $700k in misused funds

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
Former Berndale Capital Securities director Stavro D'Amore has been sentenced to almost four years' imprisonment after admitting to dishonestly misusing nearly $700,000 of company funds and authorising false statements to ASIC. The Federal Court sentence ...

Aussie Olympian's brother sentenced over crypto scam

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... pleaded guilty to dealing with more than $180,000 when it was "reasonable to suspect those funds were the proceeds from a crime". The funds were suspected of being proceeds of crime derived from an offshore cryptocurrency investment scam that targeted ...

ASFA strengthens cyber security with new hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has named its head of cyber and financial crime, bringing relevant experience from a super fund. Michael Collins has joined ASFA, stepping into the role with over 20 years of experience in ...

Corruption, governance risks: The cost of doing business in emerging markets?

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... social costs are "equally stark." "Corruption enables human rights abuses, strengthens the influence of elites and organised crime, and diverts public funds away from essential services," she said. "It diverts resources from infrastructure, education ...

Treasury considers reward system for whistleblowers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
... the regimes in incentivising whistleblowing and disincentivising misconduct, Mulino added. "Corporate, financial and tax crime can be challenging to detect, and exposing wrongdoing often comes at great personal and financial risk," Mulino said. "A strong ...

Former adviser jailed over $2m SMSF investment scheme

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... imprisonment after admitting to dishonest conduct, operating an unlicensed financial services business and dealing with proceeds of crime tied to $1.97 million in investor funds. The County Court of Victoria sentenced the Hoppers Crossing-based former ...

Rest faces scrutiny over alleged super reporting error

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... suspicious matter reports to AUSTRAC where there are reasonable grounds to suspect identity issues or potential financial crime related activity On complaints handling, the spokesperson said responsibility for superannuation member complaints sits with ...

Government aims to 're-make' NDIS, redirect funding to aged care

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... recipients far exceeding what was anticipated, and "the lack of integrity" in the system that has opened the door to organised crime. "The NDIS was originally intended to support around 410,000 people with a disability. Today there are 760,000 people ...
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