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Adviser asked to cover regulator costs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
The Queensland Supreme Court has issued orders against a man who ran an unlicensed advice business and collected kickbacks on investment properties he recommended to his SMSF clients. Richard Gardner and Advanced Wealth Financial Services Pty Ltd (where ...

Former adviser faces Supreme Court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
A former financial adviser will face ASIC in the Supreme Court of Queensland for operating an unlicensed advice business and receiving kickbacks from property developers for referring investors. The corporate regulator has commenced proceedings against ...

Investa Office Fund's Canadian bidder ups the stakes

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... date to be determined," IOF said Friday morning. By the evening, IFML's chairman had received judicial advice from Supreme Court of NSW to adjourn its unitholder meeting, which would have been held today, to an undetermined time as they considered the ...

ASIC takes financial planner to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
ASIC is taking a Queensland-based financial planner to the Supreme Court, after his licensee reported him to the corporate regulator. Brett Andrew Gordon operated a financial planning business, Refocus Financial Group on the Sunshine Coast. He held ...

Estate planning lawyer fined for misconduct

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... the testator or donor recently copped a $3000 fine and escaped being struck off the Roll. Martin Dubler is on the Supreme Court of New South Wales Roll and is certified to practice as a solicitor under an employer. The Law Society filed an application ...

AMP hit with another proposed class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... it is representing those who purchased shares between 6 May 2013 and 13 April 2018. The latter filed in the NSW Supreme Court and will act on behalf of anyone that invested in AMP between 10 May 2012 and 15 April 2018. In this instance, Quinn Emanuel ...

AMP to fight class actions, prioritise performance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
... between 6 May 2013 and 13 April 2018. An additional class action filed by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan in the NSW Supreme Court will represent those who purchased AMP shares from 10 May 2012 up until 15 April 2018. In its statement AMP said it would ...

WAM pulls out of takeover deal

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... Molopo is liable for 50% of these costs. As a result, WAM Capital has withdrawn its takeover offer. A month ago, the Supreme Court of Victoria dismissed an application from Keybridge Capital, which had submitted its own takeover proposal for Molopo. ...

Court shuts down listed investment manager lawsuit

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
The Supreme Court of Victoria has dismissed an application from a listed investment manager who was attempting to restraint Molopo Energy from acquiring further shares in a Florida oil and gas exploration company. Keybridge Capital had commenced proceedings ...

Federal Government names Royal Commission lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
... of Australia from 1997 to 2015, having previously served on the Victorian Court of Appeal and as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria. "Hayne's wealth of experience at the highest levels of Australia's judiciary makes him the ideal person to conduct ...