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David Murphy charged with dishonest conduct
Four ways to protect yourself against financial fraud
Ashurst grows its Legal Governance Advisory team with new partner appointment
ASIC disqualifies former Steller Group director James O’Donahue
ASIC disqualifies former Steller Group director Simon Pitard
Profitable year ahead for Australian dairy, but challenges building
Westpac penalised $113 million after multiple ASIC legal actions
ASIC disqualifies former West Australian construction and trade industry director for four and half years
Griffith Asia Institute and Asian Development Bank examine how CBDC can impact financial inclusion
APRA sets out initial risk management expectations and policy roadmap for crypto-assets
AUSTRAC works with businesses to target ransomware and criminal use of digital currencies
Greens call for Government-led Compensation for First Nations Funeral Policyholders
APRA and ASIC publish latest data on life insurance claims and disputes 19 April
ASIC suspends AFS licence of Dixon Advisory
ASIC extends relief from certain dollar disclosures in PDSs for litigation funding schemes
ACMA warns Investors Choice Group for unlawful telemarketing
APRA adds to list of foreign regulators whose margin requirements are eligible for substituted compliance
Hong Kong’s First In-depth Fintech Development Study Released
Financial Fraud and Regulating Google and Facebook
Appointment of Catherine Fitzpatrick as Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner
Westpac to pay $1.5 million penalty for mis-selling consumer credit insurance
APRA consults on interim reporting standards as part of its revisions to capital framework for ADIs
APRA proposes updates to additional insurance reporting standards impacted by AASB 17
ASIC bans Victoria-based credit representative for six years
FSC releases guidance on divesting Russian assets
Dominique Grubisa receives four-year ban
ASIC takes action against Macquarie Bank for alleged failures to properly monitor third party withdrawals from customer accounts
Health and environment
APRA to deepen superannuation data collection across industry
Another Tech Leader Sets Up Australian HQ In Melbourne
ASIC bans Melbourne-based former adviser Mark Babbage from providing financial services or engaging
NSW director disqualified from managing corporations for five years after engaging in illegal phoenix activity
Macquarie Asset Management acquires office building portfolio in Chile from Credit Suisse Asset Management
APRA proposes minor amendments to centralise definition of significant financial institution
New national specialist FDSV financial counselling service
AFCA team wins dispute resolution award
First Women’s Bank announces new partners Microsoft and United Airlines to support women’s economy
APRA lays out five-year data collection roadmap
APRA releases Monthly Authorised Deposit-taking Institution Statistics for February 2022
FSC announces new CEO
Geoscience Australia key partner in new National Space Mission for Earth Observation
ASIC cancels AFS licence of Brendan Kennedy
David Hill confirmed as next CEO of Deloitte Asia Pacific
APRA releases intermediated general insurance statistics for December 2021
APRA announces executive changes
ASIC enforcement update July to December 2021
APRA suspends policy contract term measure for individual disability income insurance
HSF advises Brookfield on its acquisition of La Trobe Financial