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Govt will not ban commissions: Pearce

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2006
... issue you do need to sort out, quickly." The debate has picked up steam recently, with the release of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) shadow shopping report, which highlighted a problem of conflicts of interest, when advisers ...

ASIC charges four over margin lending scam

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2006
Four people have been charged by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) regarding unlawful and misleading conduct which resulted in Sydney investors taking out and subsequently defaulting on Macquarie Bank Margin Lending loans. ...

Westpoint fundraiser's last minute dash

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006
... minute dash to remain out of ASIC's reach. Burnard's forced return followed last minute applications by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) after it received an anonymous tip that Burnard was planning to skip the country to take ...

Bravura set to fire with ASX listing

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2006
... $40 million through an Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) listing and has just lodged a prospectus with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The company is aiming to issue 35.7 million shares at an offer price of $1.12 per share ...

Investors get money back from failed mortgage scheme

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2006
... solicitor's mortgage scheme which the Federal Court found negligently and deliberately misled them. Led by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the class action was brought against Lawyers Private Mortgages (LPM), which was a ...

NAB financial planner guilty of fraud

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2006
... deception, three counts of making and using false documents and two counts of fraudulent misappropriation. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) alleged that the crimes took place between October 1994 and August 2001 when Drakos ...

Mezzanine finance under fire: ASIC

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2006
... face Adelaide District Court over alleged illegal activities concerning a mezzanine financing scheme. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) alleges that Robin Poumako and Add Marie Donaldson, both of South Australia, were directors ...

Two charged over dodgy building insurance

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2006
... operated the Homesafe Equities builders warranty insurance business dishonestly and without proper license. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has brought charges against Victorian men Anthony Jones Scott and James Alexander ...

Slam the door on unlicensed advisers: ASIC

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2006
... will comply with any legal obligations and a good chance you're going to get burnt. This is the message Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman, Jeffrey Lucy, was trumpeting to consumers as part of national Financial Planning ...

Sydney insurance brokers to stand trial

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2006
Two former insurance brokers from Sydney based Blundell & Associates will stand trial after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) brought charges relating to fraudulent behaviour. Paul Blundell and Richard Blundell will face a ...