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FSC speaks out against elder financial abuse

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
The Financial Services Council affirmed its support of the Australian Law Reform Commission's proposed amendments to help combat elder abuse. The FSC commended the commission's development of a national plan to address elder abuse, particularly a reform ...

Pillar sold to Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... acquisitions including Cullen Egan Dell and Sedgwick and Mellon, yet a potential Pillar purchase raised the eyebrows of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in October. "Although Mercer (and possibly other providers) may have the capacity ...

ASIC bans deceptive adviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... unsecured fixed interest notes in Protect Ensure. Karakatsanis has been an authorised representative of a number of Australian Financial Services Licensees since 2003, however between 16 July 20212 and 22 May 2014 he was an authorised representative ...

Equititrust CEO remains permanently banned

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... 2015 following an ASIC investigation into the collapse of Equititrust, which is in liquidation. Equititrust held an Australian financial services licence and was the responsible entity of Equititrust Income Fund (EIF) and the Equititrust Priority Class ...

ASIC bans Deutsche Bank trader

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... carried out by Donaldson on behalf of Deutsche Bank and resulted in a temporary overstatement of Deutsche Bank's internal Australian Management Accounting revenue result of approximately 28 million Euros. The trades were never executed in the market ...

ASIC hands down permanent and four year bans

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... alternative investments in Australia. However, neither Capital Alternatives, Velvet Assets nor Woodcock were holders of Australian financial services licenses (AFSL) and were also not authorized representatives of a licensee. Following an investigation ...

ASIC cancels AFSL, bans responsible managers

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
ASIC recently cancelled the Australian financial services licence of Brisbane-based education and training business, The Sharemarket College. ASIC said the Sharemarket College failed to comply with a number of its obligations as a financial services ...

PMIIG licence cancelled

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of Pacific Millennium International Investment Group (PMIIG), with effect on 28 July, after it breached its obligations. PMIIG was authorised under its AFSL to provide general financial advice ...

AFSL cancelled for Sydney firm

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of a Sydney based financial planning firm for failing to meet a number of key obligations. ASIC cancelled Etern Wisdom's AFSL on 6 June 2016 after ASIC discovered the firm had failed ...

CSC announces three new directors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
... He has worked within the trade union movement since 2009, and was previously an executive at Australian Administrative Services as well as a market research interviewer for National Australia Bank. Needham is joining as deputy chair of the MilitarySuper ...