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Finfluencer barred from running online advice business

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
The Federal Court has said Tyson Scholz, otherwise known as ASX Wolf, cannot continue his online business, with permanent injunctions placed on the finfluencer. Late last year, the Court found Scholz had contravened s911A of the Corporations Act by ...

Linchpin, Endeavour directors found guilty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
The Federal Court has determined that four current and former directors of the now defunct Linchpin Capital Group and Endeavour Securities breached their duties and didn't serve investors' best interests. The court found that, between 2015 and ...

BT to wind up Retirement Wrap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... account numbers, features and functionality, she added. Asgard Independence Plan Division Two was the subject of Federal Court proceedings brought by ASIC over insurance premiums that were charged to close to 10,000 members, through to 2020. The issue ...

Court fines ANZ for dodgy introducer program

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2023
... copped a $10 million penalty for its home loan referral program that breached consumer credit protection laws. The Federal Court found that the bank's Home Loan Introducer Program enabled unlicensed third parties to refer customers to ANZ for loans. ...

Mercer embroiled in greenwashing allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... ensure sustainability-related claims made by financial institutions are accurate," she said. By taking Mercer to the Federal Court, ASIC is seeking declarations and pecuniary penalties. It also wants the court to impose injunctions that prevent Mercer ...

Super, advice class actions dampen CBA results

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023
... interest rates well below the market so that for CFSIL could retain the margins for its own benefit. As ordered by the Federal Court, CBA will need to mediate this issue by 13 October 2023. The second class action relates to fees charged by the FirstChoice ...

More DASS complainants flock to AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
... AFCA is a necessary step for clients to preserve their possible eligibility under a potential future CSLR". The Federal Court recently ordered Dixon Advisory to pay $7.2 million for failing to act in the best interest of eight clients on 53 occasions ...

Former planner pleads guilty to dishonest conduct

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
... advice and deal in financial products, and that he was banned from providing financial services by order of the Federal Court. The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions is prosecuting the matter after a brief was referred by ASIC. It will be listed ...

Court ruling reiterates need to comply with AFCA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023
... resolution scheme do work in partnership with us, and this is to the benefit of firms as well as consumers," he said. The Federal Court case highlights there are implications for financial firms that don't engage with AFCA's requirements. On ...

Federal Court finds against finfluencer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2023
The Federal Court determined Tyson Scholz, known as ASX Wolf, was running an unlicensed financial services business for over a year, including providing courses on share trading and recommending stocks on Instagram. The court handed its decision down ...