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09 September 2016 • By Killian Plastow • 1 min read

Westpac refunds $20m in credit card fees

Westpac has refunded almost $20 million in credit card fees, after not clearly explaining which kinds of purchases would incur foreign transaction ...

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ASIC fines Morgan Stanley $123,750

Morgan Stanley has paid a $123,750 penalty fee to ASIC after being issued an infringement notice by the Markets Disciplinary Panel. The notice was ...

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FOS review points to 'inappropriate advice'

The annual review of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has highlighted inappropriate advice as the main reason for investments and advice disputes ...

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ANZ to refund $28.8m in fees

ANZ will refund $28.8 million to almost 400,000 accounts following a “significant breach” of its financial services obligations. Several ANZ ...

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ASIC fines CommSec $700,000

CommSec has paid $700,000 in infringement notice penalties received from ASIC's Markets Disciplinary Panel. The Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP) ...

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Bank failures must be ‘orderly’: APRA

APRA learned some hard lessons from the collapse of HIH in 2001, and the regulator is determined to avoid “disorderly” failures in the future, says ...

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Macquarie fined $400,000 over van Eyk fund

Macquarie Investment Management has been ordered to pay a penalty of $400,000 for failing to comply with its duties as the responsible entity of the ...

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'Single RE' model dissuading foreign investors

Australia’s unique approach to responsible entity (RE) arrangements is leading to both real and perceived conflicts of interest and is preventing ...

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Regulatory change needs new approach: Tria

The government should consider a more streamlined approach to regulatory change – as well as deregulation – to bring down industry costs, says Tria ...

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Westpac announces NZ$250m capital raising

Westpac has announced a new bank notes offer aimed exclusively at New Zealand investors, following the success of the bank's capital notes offer ...

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