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16 November 2016 • By • 1 min read

CommSec fined $200,000 by ASIC

Online stockbroker CommSec has paid a penalty of $200,000 for failing to place a lock on a deceased client's trading account. CommSec has paid a ...

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‘Vigilant’ APRA watching excessive risk-taking

APRA has issued a warning to financial organisations that are gradually ramping up risk to compensate for below-average profits. Speaking at ...

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Don't touch default super: AIST

The current default superannuation arrangements are working perfectly well and should not be altered, argues industry fund lobby group the Australian ...

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Whistleblower policy 'gaps' exposed: report

More than one quarter of Australian businesses have no system in place to record and track wrongdoing concerns raised by whistleblowers, a new ...

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Government to close client monies loophole

The Coalition will proceed with reforms that will prevent providers of over-the-counter derivatives from using client monies in other parts of their ...

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Treasury consults on 'user-pays' ASIC model

Treasury has released two consultation papers on its proposal to move ASIC to a 'user-pays' funding model, which is set to commence in the second half ...

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APRA updates RSE governance standards

The prudential regulator has announced a number of changes to two of its standards and practice guides to support better governance practice among ...

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RBA holds November cash rate steady

The Reserve Bank of Australia has elected to keep the cash rate on hold at 1.5 per cent at today’s November board meeting. The RBA’s decision fell ...

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ASIC increases surveillance efforts

The corporate regulator completed 1441 surveillance projects in 2015-2016, leading to 22 criminal convictions and 13 people jailed. ASIC tabled its ...

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'Independence' claims under ASIC scrutiny

ASIC has indicated it will consider prohibiting financial planning firms from calling themselves ‘independently-owned’ unless they meet ...

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