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ASX announces interim risk chief
Australian Securities Exchange announced the appointment of Leanne McDougall as its interim chief risk officer.
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Philips & Cohen announces global GC
Phillips & Cohen Associates, deceased account care management and technology solutions provider, announced the appointment of Chris Lagow as its new global general counsel.
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Aristocrat Leisure names legal chief
Aristocrat Leisure Limited announced the appointment of Anne Tucker as chief legal officer.
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CBA announces group risk chief
Commonwealth Bank announced that Andrew Hinchliff has been appointed group chief risk officer.
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ASX risk chief to retire
ASX’s Chief Risk Officer Hamish Treleaven has announced his intention to retire.
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News BriefSEC penalizes Macquarie Asset Management $80M for overvaluing assets, fraud
Historically, the SEC has fiercely protected the rights of retail investors, and is constantly churning out enforcement actions against investment advisers it alleges have defrauded and manipulated its customers. So, it was somewhat unusual the agency issued an enforcement action this week that involved protecting the rights of institutional investors.
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MLC Life Insurance names CRO as customer, strategy chief
MLC Life Insurance appointed its Chief Risk Officer Jane McGovern as chief customer and strategy officer.
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Zurich Australia appoints CRO
Zurich Financial Services Australia has appointed David Wainwright as the new chief risk officer for Australia and New Zealand, effective Jan. 6.
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Equity Trustees names risk chief
Equity Trustees announced the appointment of Nevein Versace as chief risk officer, effective Sep. 23.
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News BriefAustal reaches $49M deal with DOJ, SEC over accounting, securities fraud, false claims
The U.S.-based subsidiary of Australian defense contractor Austal will pay $48.8 million in fines and restitution to settle allegations that it committed accounting and securities fraud, misled federal auditors, and violated the False Claims Act.
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Guardians promotes head of risk to chief risk officer
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, manager of the $76.6 billion NZ Super Fund, promoted Head of Risk Michael Mitchell to chief risk officer.
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QBE Insurance announces risk chief for Australia Pacific
QBE Insurance announced the appointment of Ed Rainsford as chief risk officer, Australia Pacific.
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PremiumDe-risking trend threatens global financial markets, Treasury official warns
As the United States and other Western countries turn the screws on criminals, hackers, terrorist organizations, and sanctions evaders attempting to access global financial markets, financial institutions could respond by reducing their connections to risky sectors, according to Treasury Under Secretary Brian Nelson.
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News BriefSkyCity Entertainment bracing for nearly $50M in AML penalties
Australian gaming company SkyCity Entertainment Group faces nearly $50 million in penalties for admitted breaches of anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism obligations in Australia and New Zealand.
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IAG appoints group general counsel
Insurance Australia Group announced the appointment of Robert Cutler as group general counsel. Separately, IAG New Zealand confirmed Rachael O’Brien as chief risk officer.
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News BriefCFTC lauds Australian swap dealer’s cooperation in $500K enforcement
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ordered an Australian swap dealer to pay $500,000 over admitted supervision failures related to a deficient spoofing surveillance tool.
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News BriefPwC fined $2.75M by PCAOB for independence process breakdowns
Big Four audit firm PwC was assessed a $2.75 million penalty by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board for failures in its auditor independence processes related to a 2018 engagement.
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News BriefNew Zealand banks to report material cyber incidents within 72 hours
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand added new reporting requirements for its member banks to follow if they suffer a material cyber incident and for all types of cyberattacks.
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Bank of Sydney names risk chief
Australia-based Bank of Sydney announced the appointment of Kieran McKenna as chief risk officer.
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News BriefWestpac ordered to pay $1.2M in insider trading case
Westpac Banking Corp. was assessed a maximum fine of AUS$1.8 million (U.S. $1.2 million) to address charges levied by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission of insider trading related to an interest rate swap transaction.