FINES

Financial planning

The corporate regulator saw over $2 million in criminal penalties in 2021/22, up from $151,000 in the previous year....

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Financial planning

Civil penalties totalled $159.8 million during the second half of 2020 for the corporate regulator including seven Royal Commission investigations that totalled $77.65 mi...

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Financial planning

AUSTRAC will cost the bank $415 million and its goodwill and intangibles associated with Westpac Life Insurance Services will cost $568 million....

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Funds management

Only two US banks were fined more than the Australian bank during 2020, with anti-money laundering breaches being the most common cause worldwide....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

2 months 2 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

2 months 2 weeks ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

4 months 3 weeks ago

ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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