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ASIC bans AFSL chief executives

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... commodities when they were not licensed to do so. Courtenay House liquidators, Grant Thornton, said in its report to the Supreme Court of NSW in November last year that Courtenay House was operating a ponzi scheme. The liquidators found in their investigation ...

IOOF responds to class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... said. "IOOF intends to defend this claim." Quinn Emanuel filed its class action proceedings against IOOF in the Supreme Court of New South Wales on Friday on behalf of IOOF shareholders. The class action is a direct result of revelations out of the Banking ...

IOOF faces class action

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... class action against IOOF. Quinn Emanuel partner Damian Scattini said the firm will next week file a claim in the Supreme Court of New South Wales. The class action is run as an "open" one, meaning all investors who bought IFL stock between 27 May 2015 ...

Wills are an afterthought for the rich: Lawyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... not properly witnessed, while the other was never signed. Brock's family members battled it out in the Victorian Supreme Court to determine which will was valid, resulting in "considerable dissipation of estate assets," the law firm said. Australian ...

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 ...