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ASIC bans former Godfrey Pembroke adviser

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
A financial adviser who recommended his clients invest in a start-up company which crumbled a year later has been banned from the financial services industry for six years. Adelaide-based financial adviser Adrian John Cassidy has been banned from providing ...

Ponzi scheme rakes in almost $1.5bn

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... to investors was actually new investor funds repurposed by the Carpoffs. Allegedly, the Carpoffs arranged for false financial statements, lease arrangements and generator certifications to be provided to investors. The SEC also claims that over the course ...

Fraudulent adviser cops ban, jail time

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
A financial adviser from the NSW town of Valentine has been permanently banned for making false statements to clients and misappropriating funds. Nicholas Ellis was sentenced to three years in prison in October last year but has only now been permanently ...

The Income Store closed for business

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... Growth Consultant and Courtright's alleged fraud promised a guaranteed return when the company's business model and financial condition could not possibly support it," said SEC associate director Antonia Chion. "To avoid further harm to investors ...

RBA crushes hopes of Libra launch

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... global stablecoin anyway. That's according to the RBA'S latest submission to the Senate Select Committee on Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology, which outlined the central bank's position on global 'stablecoins'; cryptocurrencies ...

Radio host adviser revealed as alleged fraudster

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... was selected to host the show because he had exceptional investment expertise. Actually, a company he owned (Springer Financial Advisors) paid to broadcast Smart Money with Keith Springer. Springer had prior charges from the SEC, with the regulator pursuing ...

What you read in 2019: Superannuation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... scrutiny but the question still remains: will consumers even use them? As expected, it's these themes that have shaped Financial Standard' s coverage of the superannuation industry this year. Find the top 10 super stories for 2019 below: 1. Superannuation ...

Former NAB, Infocus advisers banned

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
ASIC has banned two former financial advisers for five years and one year respectively. Former NAB adviser Wendy Chapman and Brisbane-based former financial adviser Nina Katherina Williams were banned by the regulator last week. Chapman who has been ...

ASIC bans former Fitzpatricks employee

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
A former Fitzpatricks Private Wealth employee has been permanently banned from providing financial services after stealing close to $300,000. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission said Emma Maree Radke provided administration services ...

SMSF scheme sees creator jailed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
... Form Super Fund, to arrange the unlawful early release of superannuation funds for a 25 people, many of whom were in financial trouble. Over $700,000 was illegally withdrawn after each individual's super balance was rolled over from a retail super fund ...