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01 December 2020 • By Sarah Simpkins • 1 min read

CBA cops civil proceedings for overcharged interest

ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against the Commonwealth Bank, over the bank charging an interest rate on business ...

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APRA takes action against Westpac over liquidity breaches

APRA has taken enforcement action against Westpac in response to material breaches of prudential standards around liquidity.  The breaches, which ...

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ASIC probes missing woman

ASIC is seeking to liquidate the business of a missing woman after it found that she may have misappropriated investor funds and provided financial ...

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Major cyber breach in finance inevitable: APRA

To date, no APRA-regulated bank, insurer or superannuation fund has suffered a substantial cyber attack, but APRA executive board member Geoff ...

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APRA slashes CBA risk capital add-on

APRA will halve the $1 billion capital add-on it required of CBA after the prudential inquiry, reporting the bank has progressed on addressing ...

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ASIC places stop order on Skyring fund advertisements

ASIC has clamped down on advertisements for the Skyring Fixed Income Fund, imposing a stop order.  The stop order prohibits the fund’s responsible ...

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Financial providers warned after men charged for money-laundering

AUSTRAC and NSW Police have issued a warning to financial providers, following charges laid for two men as part of ongoing investigations into an ...

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ASIC on the back foot and out in the cold

ASIC acting chair Karen Chester has promised a “new better” for the regulator and is looking for a clean break with chair James Shipton

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ASIC expenses scandal reveals trust, structural issues

The recent expenses fallout has raised questions around ASIC’s governance, with the acting chair pointing to problems around the organisation’s ...

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Shipton payments ‘should have rung alarm bells’

Massive lapses in governance and judgement forced auditor-general Grant Hehir to refer the matter of ASIC chair James Shipton’s remuneration to ...

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