Macquarie alleged for failure in observing third-party withdrawals from customer accounts

Apr 05, 2022

On 05 April 2022, ASIC announced that it has started civil penalty against Macquarie Bank Ltd for not adequately watching as well as controling transactions by third parties. These third parties include financial advisers, on their clients’ cash management accounts.

As per ASIC, there was partial checking by Macquarie of trades made via its bulk transaction system via a fee authority. Also, these trades did not pass through a fraud monitoring system or go through manual checks to check the transactions were for fees.

Customer Notice:

Nextgen Global Services Pty Ltd trading as Kapitales Research (ABN 89 652 632 561) is a Corporate Authorised Representative (CAR No. 1293674) of Maven Capital Pty Ltd (AFSL No. 418504). The information contained in this article is general information only. Any advice is general advice only. No consideration has been given or will be given to the individual investment objectives, financial situation or needs of any particular person. The decision to invest or trade and the method selected is a personal decision and involves an inherent level of risk, and you must undertake your own investigations and obtain your own advice regarding the suitability of this product for your circumstances. Please be aware that all trading activity is subject to both profit & loss and may not be suitable for you. The past performance of this product is not and should not be taken as an indication of future performance.

Kapitales Research, Suite 1A, Level 2, 802-808 Pacific Highway, Gordon NSW 2072, Australia | 1800 005 780 | info@kapitales.com.au