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Trillion dollar super industry attractive to organised criminals

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015

... it's the ripple effect of illicit drug use on families and the community, the significant financial loss from investment scams or having your identity stolen by cybercriminals - everyone is at risk," Dawson said. "But the fight against organised crime ...

Expert issues cyber-attack warning

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015

... particularly at risk from fraudsters. Private banks have reported carefully planned social engineering and manipulation scams being directed at their staff and customers. "The values of transactions in this group are typically much higher than an average ...

DeVere helped US press expose investment fraud

ALEX BURKE | WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015

Global adviser group deVere provided evidence of what a spokesperson described as "one of the largest financial scams in history" to a US-based investigative news service. DeVere, which has recently been expanding its Australian operations, worked with ...

ASIC: Beware fake forex website

MARK SMITH | TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014

... company that is in no way associated with First Forex," Tanzer said. "The best way for consumers to protect themselves from scams is to only deal with financial services providers who are licensed by ASIC. Licensed companies and individuals are required ...

ASIC funding in spotlight after annual report release

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013

Highly educated SMSF investors prime fraud targets

MELANIE TIMBRELL | TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012

... organised criminal groups behind them," according to the report. ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft said the highly sophisticated scams could be difficult for even experienced investors to identify. "ASIC has worked closely with Galilee members to better co-ordinate ...

ASIC charges against new wave of boiler room scams

ELISE BURGESS | MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012

ASIC has warned of the rising number of 'boiler room' investment scams after obtaining Supreme Court orders against one financial planning firm accused of defrauding 36 investors in excess of $350,000. Unlicensed financial planning business, Golden ...

ASIC, ACC crack investment scam

ELISE BURGESS | WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011

... joint operation between law enforcement, regulatory and welfare agencies was established earlier this year to combat new scams targeting superannuation and retirement savings in Australia.

Gold Coast scam sees 20 investors lose $250,000

CLAIRE MCGREAL | MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011

... Commission have been helping ASIC with their inquiries, and are continuing to investigate a number of similar investment scams. The judge continued the ex-parte injunctions until the end of January, when the court will hear ASIC's application for final ...

Thirst for financial literacy on view

ALISON BEVEGE | WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011

... features useful tools like a budget planner, margin loan calculators and personal finance guides, warnings about investment scams. Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer David Bradbury said 250,000 people had accessed the site since it was launched ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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