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| | | ... if that's the case, then you can relate to the fact that you might lose that diamond if you lost all their data through a scam or a hack," he said. As such, he said advisers should start treating client data as a 'precious gemstone'. "You certainly wouldn't ... |
| | | | A duo who allegedly defrauded self-managed super funds (SMSF) have been charged by the Melbourne Magistrates Court with a string of criminal offences. The charges follow an ASIC investigation into the activities of Joseph Cullia and Zoran Markovic ... |
| | | | ... single year, reflecting a 23% increase from the previous year's figures. This escalation was driven by an alarming rise in scam-related and financial hardship complaints. AFCA registered 8987 complaints related to scams, up 95% from the previous year ... |
| | | | The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has revised the maximum amount consumers can claim for compensation. As of 1 January 2024, the maximum compensation amount a complainant can apply for is $1.263 million, which was previously $1.085 ... |
| | | | Macquarie introduced new digital features and security enhancements on Macquarie Wrap, including account-level performance reporting and a live chat function in Adviser Online. The platform's updated account-level performance reporting functionality ... |
| | | | ... will reduce the harm caused by scammers posing as 'fin-fluencers', with investment scams representing over 60%of all scam losses so far this year," he said. "Access to good advice can be key to helping Australians manage cost of living pressures." ... |
| | | | ... environments for financial firms and their customers following the global pandemic, rising interest rates, a sharp escalation in scam activity and significant natural disasters. "We have dealt with hundreds of thousands of cases over the past five years ... |
| | | | ... Theta managing director Robert Patrick Marie for four years from the financial services industry for his involvement in the scam. The following year, a senate committee handed down an inquiry report into the SIT and urged ASIC to take more action in ... |
| | | | ... sticky taping them to authorisation forms, to illegally obtain as much as $750,000. Interestingly, Valvo was the victim of a scam himself during this time. In 2019 Valvo told A Current Affair how he lost $50,000 through a fake trading platform. According ... |
| | | | ... accounts had the lion's share of the total complaints (13,781), overtaking credit cards (10,555). AFCA received 6048 scam-related complaints, a 46% rise on the previous year, averaging 504 complaints a month. All in all, $253.81 million in compensation ... |
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