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Bans hit bad planners: ASIC

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... representative for Bridges Financial Services in 2007. The firm soon became suspicious and reported him to the corporate watchdog. ASIC banned Brown from providing financial services for life in December 2009 after investigating. Brown appeared on Tuesday ...

Budget 2011: "Benign" Budget a relief for finance sector

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... nearly $80 million to regulators including the tax office, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and corporate watchdog ASIC to implement aspects of the Stronger Super reforms. The reforms include a new administrative penalty framework, registration ...

ASX fines broker for bad behaviour

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... breaches of the rules made before August 1, 2010. Offences committed after this date are being dealt with by corporate watchdog ASIC.

ASIC bans "deceptive" planner for five years

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
Corporate watchdog ASIC has banned a financial planner for five years after he tricked his clients with shonky advice which included arranging margin loans for them, it said today. ASIC said Ian John Weaver of Clear Island Waters, Queensland, broke ...

ASIC silent on possible research probe

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... positive reports on fraud funds Trio Capital and Astarra are being investigated. But industry insiders say the corporate watchdog is conducting a high-level investigation into both research firms and auditors who reported on super fund Trio and its associated ...

Ex-Macq fund manager gets jail for insider trading

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... ASIC said yesterday. The dirty deals took place from December 2006 to April 2007 and netted $1.41 million, the corporate watchdog said. The Malaysian citizen had reportedly been in charge of $4.45 billion in funds for the merchant bank. Knowing Macquarie's ...

Rogue trader banned for four years

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
A rogue forex trader has been banned for four years by Australia's corporate watchdog after fleecing the savings of six Gold Coast residents through a pooled fund. Andrew Mark Perkin must not provide any financial products or services under the enforceable ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... trans-Tasman flights for the second time since February in response to higher fuel prices. In other news, the competition watchdog has given preliminary approval to current access arrangements for bulk wheat exports at ports operated by grains marketer ...

Adviser banned for life

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... suspicious and told Genesys of the possible misconduct. Genesys terminated his authorisation and contacted ASIC. The corporate watchdog investigated and banned Carll for life after finding he had acted dishonestly and breached financial services laws. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... earnings to $A664.93 million. New Zealand-based Fletcher Building gained one cent to $6.22 as it said the competition watchdog had approved its $797 million takeover of plumbing supplies company Crane Group Ltd. Crane firmed three cents to $9.45. National ...