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Scammers prey on lonely hearts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
... with them," ACCC deputy chair Delia Rickard said. "Another red flag to look out for is when scammers provide constant excuses as to why they cannot meet in person or use the video function." Westpac head of fraud Ben Young encouraged those dating online ...

AAT downgrades adviser banning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
... was wrong" after outlining a series of explanations for her conduct "even though she claimed she was not trying to find excuses". ASIC found that Lee falsely witnessed binding nomination of beneficiary forms for 17 clients, backdated documents and falsified ...

Economic recap: Week to September 24

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
... From this time on, every dip in the equity markets - and more generally, risk-off moves - became one of the major go to excuses. Good news on the US economy and progress on vaccinations stirred taper talks. Bad news for the bulls and risk assets. That ...

Maine forces pension funds to dump fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... state Treasury to do the same across all state funds. "If Maine can divest responsibly and thoughtfully, there are no more excuses for any other pension fund and legislature in the USA. It is past time for every other public pension to address the mounting ...

ASX200 needs executive equality: ACSI

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... 2021, it is no longer acceptable to have zero women on the board of a large Australian company. For laggards, the time for excuses is well and truly over."

Celebrating women in financial services

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... A: Review pay across all employees doing the same role and continue to review this at pay review time. Don't make excuses that someone negotiated better - if you benchmark the results, the gap should be removed. Larisha Jerome, community engagement ...

Labor, unions, industry funds seethe

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... Income Review and say the super guarantee (SG) must rise. Labor leader Anthony Albanese said the government is looking for excuses to break its promises. "Can I say with regard to the government's ongoing attacks on superannuation, this is a government ...

HESTA takes active approach to class actions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... markets and long-term, sustainable wealth creation." HESTA said any attempts to excuse poor corporate behaviour or provide excuses for a lack of due diligence on the part of management should also be resisted. "We take an active ownership role as a part ...

APRA pushes for super fund consolidation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... their options, saying that while COVID-19 will pass, its impact will be felt for far longer and funds will soon run out of excuses. Over the past seven years, the number of APRA-regulated funds has decreased from 279 to 185 while the total assets managed ...

Super scammers pose as authorities

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... "Superannuation Compliance", and "National Superannuation Board". An ACCC spokesperson said "scammers have used a variety of excuses to request information about superannuation accounts", including ensuring the person is not locked out of their account ...
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