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SEC hunts BP oil spill scammers

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010

... a quick buck out of the US' Gulf of Mexico oil spill debacle? Think again - the SEC is cracking down on oil spill stock scams targeting investors to chip money into false cleanup strategies. The oil spill in the US has heralded more than a serious environmental ...

ACCC sounds online fraud alarm

REGULATORY RELEASE | MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010

Online scams continue to make up a large proportion of complaints to the ACCC - with online finance fraud growing in prominence, according to ACCC deputy chair, Peter Kell. During 2009, losses reported to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ...

FBI hunts down bank fraudsters

RUTH LIEW | FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009

... initiative prompted the FBI and Egyptian authorities to agree to pursue a joint investigation into the people behind the scams. Acting United States attorney George S. Cardona said the international phishing ring had a "significant" impact on two banking ...

Fin lit survey highlights deficit

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008

... according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, last year Australians lost nearly $1 billion falling victim to fraud and scams," said Mike Smith, ANZ chief executive. "Added to this, the current global financial turmoil highlights the importance of ...

Email scams on ASIC hitlist

... "There seems to be a scam created to trap just about everyone - from dodgy emails and text messages, to phishing, to lottery scams, to fake investment schemes, bogus medical cons, to the Nigerian letters, to fake employment and money laundering schemes ...

Banks to fund consumer IT security: Symantec

... avert the trend where consumers are refusing to transact online due to rampant IT identity theft and sophisticated internet scams. David Sykes, vice-president of Symantec's Pacific division, said that it may sound far fetched to suggest that banks, and ...

Scam targets ethnic community

HAMISH MADDEN | FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006

... scheme, check to see if it's operating legally," Tanzer advised. "History and experience have shown us that these schemes and scams often appeal to a vast number of people from a certain community but victims are reluctant to come forward. People often ...

ASIC plays educator on the radio

... launched a six part radio series, Your Money, designed to help consumers distinguish genuine financial opportunities from scams. "Consumers are often dazzled by offers of high returns from supposedly secure investments. It's important that we provide ...

Banks under growing IT security threat: Deloitte

Financial institutions need to get serious about their IT security after the latest Deloitte Global Security Survey found that more than three-quarters of the world's leading 150 finance groups suffered a serious security breach in the last 12 months. ...

ASIC releases 'too good to be true' calculator

... and you could well lose some or all of your investment. Schemes that advertise returns this high often include dangerous scams you should avoid'. The calculator could help investors sniff out 'pie in the sky' investment schemes which manage to fall under ...

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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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