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| | | ... rise of 'boiler room' scams, predominantly based on the Gold Coast, targeting investors across Australia. The boiler room scam involves a fraudulent party contacting individuals by telephone to convince them to invest in schemes involving the purchase ... |
| | | | A task force between police, ACC and ASIC has closed in on an investment scam in QLD which has been coercing investments from consumers under a company name of West Trade or Atlas Lead Generation. A joint operation between the Queensland Police Service ... |
| | | | ... ASIC has obtained continued interim court orders against a Gold Coast unlicensed financial services firm in the wake of a scam that has so far seen investors lose around $250,000. The injunctions restrain Golden Sparrow Pty Ltd, GS Contracting Pty Ltd ... |
| | | | A financial adviser who allegedly used a scanned copy of his 72-year-old client's signature to misappropriate $1.5 million in shares is facing a life ban from ASIC and court action. Todd Michael King, of Perth, WA, allegedly used a scanned signature ... |
| | | | More than 250,000 people have gone to the Government's MoneySmart financial literacy website since it was launched in March, showing a strong appetite among consumers for more information about their money, the Federal Government said today. It features ... |
| | | | ... risk they took on when they decided to manage their own investments. Most of the 690 trustees left out of pocket by the Trio scam were from around Wollongong, NSW and the depth of their anger is reflected by the local newspaper, the Illawarra Mercury ... |
| | | | ASIC will clamp down on the misuse of Managed Discretionary Accounts (MDAs) and increase scrutiny on advisers recommending capital guaranteed funds. A growing number of advisers are offering structured capital protected and capital guaranteed products. ... |
| | | | ... investors learnt the hard way why they should avoid unlicensed financial advice providers after ASIC catches another $7 million scam. She was sentenced to six months imprisonment but entered into a recognisance in the sum of $2,000 and condition of good ... |
| | | | ASIC has issued warnings to AMP and AXA investors to watch out for unsolicited shares offers from Hassle Free Share Sales. ASIC has put a stop order against Hassle Free Shares Sales, preventing the firm from making offers to buy AMP and AXA Asia Pacific ... |
| | | | Looking to make 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 ... |
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