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Royal Commission on social media: Former Treasurer weighs in

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... come across as stereotypical used car salesman. #BankingRC - David Taylor (@aus_employ_law) August 10, 2018 Employment lawyer David Taylor highlighted his opinion of the gap in the performances of Ian Silk and Chris Kelaher in the Royal Commission witness ...

TPB names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... experience in public service. O'Neill was most recently assistant commissioner and chief risk officer at the ATO. He is also a lawyer who has worked with the Australian Federal Police and Australian Crime Commission. TPB chair Ian Taylor said he is delighted ...

Member takes $50 billion industry fund to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
... investments in their portfolios and when exercising voting rights." Despite this, Environmental Justice Australia principal lawyer David Barnden said Rest has long-term investments in property and infrastructure and public companies exposed to climate ...

PPS Mutual creates state manager role

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
PPS Mutual created a new state leadership role that will work closely with financial advisers in the region. Sabrina Sequeira-Walmsley takes on the new role of NSW state manager after working as national partnership manager at the Association of Financial ...

Risk and compliance expertise in demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... locking down their risk practices and demanding more specialist staff in risk and corporate law. An in-house corporate lawyer in Sydney for example, with 10 years' experience in financial services could see wage growth increase by 10% by the end of the ...

Risk and compliance expertise in demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... locking down their risk practices and demanding more specialist staff in risk and corporate law. An in-house corporate lawyer in Sydney for example, with 10 years' experience in financial services could see wage growth increase by 10% by the end of the ...

Global regulation hub launched for asset managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... data, allowing the implementation of a chatbot. Clients initially ask questions of the chatbot before transitioning to a lawyer from the dedicated Global Knowledge Hub team, all in the same dialogue box. "We felt that we had to provide an alternative ...

AFCA appoints chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
... governments on the regulation of NGOs and has served on the boards of charities and not-for profits. He qualified as a lawyer in the UK and started his career in community legal centres. "I am incredibly excited and honoured to be given the opportunity ...

Industry responds to Dover shutdown

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers will lobby ASIC and the Federal Government to extend the transition period provided to Dover Financial Advisers' authorised representatives in the wake of the dealer group's shock closure. On Friday evening ...

Estate planning lawyer fined for misconduct

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... - discovered the sealed envelope, the will and the POA still unsigned. She phoned Dubler who advised her to speak to a lawyer. By December 2015 a summons for the administration of the estate had been filed with the Supreme Court who then shared material ...