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Financial planner pleads guilty to fraud

... investigation by the ASIC. The fraud took place between September 2001 and August 2002 when Mr Street was involved in a 'Nigerian Scam' and transferred over $1 million of clients' funds overseas in order to receive US$65 million in return. Sentencing ...

Embezzlement more common but scams hurt most; report

Embezzlement accounts for almost half the incidence where retail investors have been defrauded by their financial advisers while unauthorised trading contributes one third of incidence, according to a new report conducted by Tepana Associates. In a ...

ASIC scamseek goes online

After a 16 month trial, the Australian Securities Investments Commission (ASIC) launched its scamseeker spider today, an Internet-document classification system able to automatically identify websites that illegally promote financial schemes and lock ...

Market Wrap

The Australian sharemarket is expected to open in positive territory this morning, following a bounce on US equity markets overnight. All three major US stock indices scambled higher by the close of trade after the US Commerce Department released softer-than-expected ...

Nigerian letter scam victim pleads guilty

... and Investments Commission (ASIC) said that Street would be permanently excluded from the financial services industry. The scam proposal, or "Nigerian letter" as they are commonly known, purportedly offered to transfer US$65 million (A$87.3 million) ...

ASIC warns consumers are target of offshore fraud

AAP | TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004

The Australian Securities Investment Commission (ASIC) has warned that unlicensed offshore stockbrokers have re-emerged in Australia, targeting consumers interested in maximising their superannuation. The corporate watchdog said today offshore brokers ...

Strengthening market brings increase in share scams: ASIC

AAP | THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2004

... consumer protection Peter Kell, speaking at a seminar on financial literacy, said the well-informed consumer was the best scam buster, as ASIC released a list of Dos and Don'ts for the would-be investor. ASIC said that as the markets had been recovering ...

Government launches taskforce to educate consumers about finance

AAP | TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004

Assistant Treasurer Helen Coonan has announced a government taskforce to develop a national plan to tackle financial illiteracy among consumers. Chaired by finance commentator Paul Clitheroe, the taskforce for the National Strategy for Consumer and ...

ACCC boss to target internet scams and cartel collusion

AAP | TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2004

Australia's chief consumer regulator Graeme Samuel said the two major campaigns for 2004 will be a crackdown on internet scams and the break-up of cartel collusion. Mr Samuel said the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will conduct ...

Fraudsters target Westpac net banking customers

... security details. Last November 350 NZ Westpac customers revealed their passwords after receiving similar emails, and a similar scam also hit Commonwealth Bank customers last year.

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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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