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Scam targets ethnic community

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... succeeding in shutting down the website before anyone signed up. However, executive director of consumer protection, Greg Tanzer, said that the regulator was concerned investors from some communities, particularly non-English speaking backgrounds, were ...

Past performance is misleading advertising: ASIC

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2006
... unrealistic expectations and making poor investment decisions," ASIC's executive director of consumer protection, Greg Tanzer, said. ASIC expressed particular concern that the BT Financial Group campaign may have been representative of a "flippant approach" ...

ASIC plays educator on the radio

... informed decisions about their money. This radio series is an innovative way of helping with those decisions," said Greg Tanzer, ASIC's executive director of consumer protection. "We're delighted that radio stations are helping protect consumers from ...

ASIC bans two for their part in failed businesses

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2006
... failing to exercise her powers and duties as director of the two companies with reasonable care and due diligence. Greg Tanzer, ASIC's executive director of consumer protection, said, "Company officers have important responsibilities to uphold and must ...

Mariner joins SEQUAL to promote reverse mortgages

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2006
... the long-term impact an equity release product could have on the equity in their home and their financial situation. Greg Tanzer, executive director, consumer protection, added his advice to consumers. "Before you take out a reverse mortgage, get independent ...

ASIC releases 'too good to be true' calculator

... "Understanding the risks involved, as well as the returns promised, is an essential part of any investment decision", said Greg Tanzer, ASIC's executive director of consumer protection. "This calculator can help people compare the return offered by a ...

Accountants come under shadow shop radar

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2006
... their realm. Speaking at the FPA's Sydney chapter lunch on Friday, ASIC's executive director of consumer protection, Greg Tanzer, said as a result the regulator will send out a strong message. "The message is that accountants should stay out of giving ...

ASIC launches TAP calculator

... regime and offer some people advantages over receiving lump sum payouts. Executive director of consumer protection, Greg Tanzer, commented that retirement decisions can often be quite "daunting". "It's a time when many people seek advice from a licensed ...

FPA and ASIC warn consumers to defend against fraudsters

... Consumers without internet access however are still on their own. ASIC's executive director of consumer protection, Greg Tanzer, said, "Over the past six years alone, Australians have lost at least $400 million to cold calling frauds whereby unlicensed ...

ASIC moves forward with reverse mortgage calculator

... mortgages. Speaking in conjunction with the release of the calculator, ASIC's executive director, consumer protection, Greg Tanzer said, "While reverse mortgages may provide a useful way to release equity in people's homes, they involve significant risks ...