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The tax expenses issue which has seen Australian Securities and Investments Commission chairman, James Shipton, stand aside was notified to the Government by the Australi...

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James Shipton has agreed to step aside due to an investigation into exceeding relocation expense limits for himself and deputy chair Daniel Crennan....

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has initiated a product intervention order tightening the rules and the leverage around retail contracts for differen...

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It has been sentenced to pay a total of $30,000 after pleading guilty to four separate counts of breaching client obligations....

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In a decision which has implications for other sections of the financial services industry, the Federal Court has imposed a $15 million penalty on National Australia Bank...

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Over-the-counter derivative issuers AGM Markets, OT Markets and Ozifin have been fined a total of $75 million by the Federal Court of Australia....

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Ex-Synchron adviser Anthony Vivian Dick dishonestly used $1.1 million from his clients’ accounts which was spent on items including a $72,000 boat....

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Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has found itself forced to put in place a remediation program for how it handled the Great Southern agriculture investment debacle a half decade...

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Westpac has broken new ground, agreeing with AUSTRAC to go to the Federal Court for acceptance of a $1.3 billion penalty relating to its AMLCTF breaches....

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The Tax Practitioners Board has terminated the registration of a tax practitioner who filed 100 tax returns without checking the identity of the clients....

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The Government has handed the Australian Law Reform Commission the terms of reference which will underpin a major review and possible rewrite of Australia’s financial ser...

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The corporate regulator has released its report on market practices in debt capital markets and outlined its expectations for Australian financial service licensees. ...

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