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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 ...

Symantec warns on tax time cybercrime

Leading protection software provider Symantec has urged consumers and businesses to be more vigilant around tax year end after the group's research found more sophisticated and heightened phishing attacks around 30 June. The term 'phishing' refers to ...

FinLit Foundation launches into workplaces

ALEX DUNNIN | MONDAY, 19 MAR 2007

The Financial Literacy Foundation is emerging from behind the scenes and is launching a booklet to help financial literacy in the workplace, stepping up its efforts to work with the tertiary education sector and is even launching dramatic productions ...

Email scams on ASIC hitlist

... the next level, launching the Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce's campaign targetting scammers. "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 ...

End for scheme scamming Greek community

HAMISH MADDEN | FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2007

An unregistered managed investment scheme has been ordered into liquidation and its directors banned from carrying on a similar business after they raised over $2.5 million from investors, predominantly from Melbourne's Greek community. The Supreme ...

Banks to fund consumer IT security: Symantec

Banks may have to pay for the IT systems of their clients if they want to 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 ...

Advice scam nets accountant 8 years inside

HAMISH MADDEN | TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2006

An accountant who fleeced nearly $1 million from investors through his financial advice business has been jailed for eight years. Piet Walters was found guilty of 14 charges of dishonesty relating to $972,000 given to his Drury Management business in ...

Scam targets ethnic community

HAMISH MADDEN | FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006

... (ASIC) has warned investors to be wary of investment schemes targeted at specific communities after it acted to shut down a scam targeting the Australian Chinese community. ASIC investigations uncovered an online scheme specifically targeting the Australian ...

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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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