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Changes to borrowing brings peace of mind

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
... trustees that use the arrangements receive the right advice before using it. "There was a lot of talk about promoters and scam artists being the ones to develop these products so our recommendation that if you have specialist advice and that product ...

ACCC sounds online fraud alarm

REGULATORY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... Commission through scams totalled almost $70 million, Kell said last week when launching Targeting scams - Report of the ACCC on scam activity 2009. "Scams continue to make up a large proportion of total complaints that the ACCC receives and more than ...

FBI hunts down bank fraudsters

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
The US has teamed up with Egypt in one of the largest crackdowns on cyber fraud - resulting in 100 people linked to an international "phishing" operation charged for trying to defraud American banks. According to a press statement from the Federal Bureau ...

ASIC cracks down on MIS scammer

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
ASIC has turned its attention on a managed investment scheme (MIS) operator, James Kentwell Lovell, who allegedly fleeced $7.9 million from 200 investors, including self-managed super funds. On 29 July 2009, ASIC obtained interim orders in the Supreme ...

Jumping at shadows no more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
"War is over, if you want it, want is over now" (John Lennon) Wall Street have resumed its upward trek after tripping some weeks back as number crunchers lowered company profit expectations and the dumping of warm bodies on the unemployment heap continued ...

The times they are a'changin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring ...

Fin lit survey highlights deficit

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
ANZ is set to launch a number of adult financial literacy programs after a survey revealed Australians with low levels of financial literacy make riskier investment decisions and probably won't seek professional financial advice. The report, which surveyed ...

Broker caught after $30m insurance scam

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
New South Wales insurance broker Scot Weston has pleaded guilty to four charges of dishonest conduct. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) alleges Weston, employed as an insurance broker by Hirtes Insurance Brokers at the time ...

Bank downgraded in $8.2b scam

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
One of Europe's biggest banks, France's Societe Generale (SG), is left fighting for its reputation following $8.2 billion in losses from fraudulent dealings, a crisis which won't help its wealth management arm already under pressure in the current markets. ...

Bombay Stock Exchange leads governance reforms

ALEX DUNNIN IN MUMBAI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2007
... also impose fines on directors of up to US$5 million, he said. These governance reforms were introduced following a major scam that occurred in 2001. "A lot of new regulations were introduced after this," said Patel. The Singapore and German bourses ...