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Former AMP adviser sentenced

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... deterring dishonest acts such as these," said ASIC Commissioner Danielle Press. As Martin was sentenced in the NSW District Court, the judge was clear in his disapproval of the adviser's actions. Judge Wass said Martin's behaviour was: "Breach ...

AMP Life, AMP Capital fined

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... the same day, ASIC also took action against Colonial First State. The regulator commenced civil proceedings in the Federal Court against Colonial First State, alleging that it engaged in misleading communication with members. Following the introduction ...

ASIC drags CFS to court over MySuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
ASIC has commenced civil proceedings in the Federal Court against Colonial First State, alleging that it engaged in misleading communication with members. Following the introduction of legislation in 2012 that required trustees to offer members a default ...

CBA in court over RC case studies

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... to problem gamblers. Both cases were Royal Commission case studies and are being pursued by the regulator in the Federal Court. ASIC alleges CBA contravened the responsible lending provisions of the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (National ...

Former Toys "R" Us executives face fraud charges

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... duties in a "selfish gamble" that cost Toys "R" Us more than US$500 million. The case was filed with the New York Supreme Court against defendants David A. Brandon, Joshua Bekenstein, Matthew S. Levin, Paul E. Raether, Nathaniel H. Taylor, Joseph Macnow ...

MLC changes super fees, adds menu

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... products, despite the fact not all members were told clearly they could opt out of the service. At the time, they already faced court action from ASIC for over $100 million in illegitimate fees. The MLC MasterKey Business Super and Personal Super are ...

Chief economist update: The cure for Italy's tourism problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
Italy, it seems, is getting everything that it wished for courtesy of one microscopic organism. Long before the COVID-19 epidemic spread, the Italian government implemented new rules and regulations in an attempt to reduce over tourism including; prohibiting ...

Accountant convicted in fee no service scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
A Melbourne-based accountant has been sentenced in the County Court of Victoria after pleading guilty to two charges of making false or misleading statements. The court found Jason Cullen, an accountant employed by an accounting and financial advisory ...

Chief economist update: Coronaphobia sickens Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
Coronaphobia - the "irrational fear" of getting infected with the coronavirus. Numerous medical experts have offered calming and logical prognoses for the epidemic but these two words - irrational and fear - would be, in a manner of speaking, the death ...

Aussie at center of international scheme

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... surrender his foreign real estate interests, including his ownership shares of resorts in Fiji and Costa Rica, to MOBE's court-appointed. The proposed order would also permanently ban McPhee from selling business coaching programs and investment opportunities. ...