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Former adviser hit with criminal charges

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
After breaching his ASIC banning order, a former financial adviser is facing criminal charges.

APRA outlines remuneration standard

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
The prudential regulator released its final standard for remuneration across superannuation, banking and insurance which could see individuals lose their bonus in the event of poor risk conduct.

ASIC to ease hardline stance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
The federal government is expecting ASIC to tone down its regulatory powers even though the Hayne Royal Commission exposed its ineffectiveness at enforcing corporate law.

NAB fined $18.5m over misleading fee disclosure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
The big four bank has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay $18.5 million for misleading fee disclosure statements in relation to personal financial advice - well short of the penalty ASIC was pushing for.

ASIC outlines corporate plan

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
The corporate regulator will be focusing on economic recovery, reducing consumer harm, cyber security and industry compliance over the next four years in order to strengthen the financial system.

Westpac cops $10.5m fine

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
ASIC has ordered Westpac to pay a $10.5 million fine after the High Court's decision that found two Westpac subsidiaries provided unlicensed personal financial advice.

ASX outage result of process failures, disagreement

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
Following an independent review on a major trading glitch last November, the Australian Securities Exchange has come out relatively unscathed.

Unlicensed crypto platforms robbing investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
Investors are making significant losses after investing in complex crypto-assets provided by unlicensed platforms, according to ASIC.

Netflix insider trading ring charged

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
In the US, the Securities and Exchange Commission has brought insider trading charges against three former Netflix employees.

Halifax auditor to cough up fines

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
The auditor of Halifax Investment Services have been slapped with criminal charges and will pay up to $40,000.