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James Mawhinney files appeal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... to financial products. Mawhinney has retained Roberts Gray Lawyers and has lodged an appeal with the Federal Court of Australia, claiming that he was denied procedural fairness as ASIC took action against Mayfair. "The Federal Court made decisions within ...

Dover, McMaster hit with $1.4m penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... Advisers and its founder Terry McMaster have been ordered to pay over $1.4 million in penalties by the Federal Court of Australia. Justice O'Bryan imposed a $1.2 million penalty on the defunct financial advice firm based on 19,402 contraventions ...

AIA progresses with acquisition

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... do business with their insurer. The transfer will be the last step in the acquisition following the Federal Court of Australia's consideration of the scheme at a hearing in March 2021. In September last year, Commonwealth Bank (CBA) received a payment ...

ASIC cancels stockbroker AFSL

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... liquidation and the administrators were appointed as liquidators. According to KPMG, a joint hearing of the Federal Court of Australia and the High Court of New Zealand in respect to the distribution of client funds wrapped up on December 9, with the ...

AAT refuses Allegra AFSL

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... of ASIC's licensing assessment," Press said. Allegra has 28 days to appeal the AAT's decision to the Federal Court of Australia on a question of law.

Fake tax agent penalised

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
The Federal Court of Australia has fined a woman $40,000 for providing illegitimate tax agent services for four years. Arlene Caolboy was fined $40,000 after she was found to have provided tax agent services to 350 taxpayers over the last four years ...

Man arrested over investment scam

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... international passports which were later found to be fake. The corporate regulator obtained orders from the Federal Court of Australia against the man including that websites associated with the alleged scam be suspended and that associated bank accounts ...

AMP, former employee settle

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... pleased to announce that they have reached a settlement of proceedings brought by Ms Baker Cook in the Federal Court of Australia in October last year and which were scheduled for hearing in November," the parties said in an agreed public statement published ...

Westpac reaches $1.3bn AUSTRAC deal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... and additional costs which will include AUSTRAC's legal costs of $3.75 million. AUSTRAC said the Federal Court of Australia will consider the proposed settlement and penalty. If the court determines the proposed penalty is appropriate, the order ...

NAB fined over fees for no service

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
The Federal Court of Australia has fined National Australia Bank $57.5 million over deceptive and misleading conduct. The proceedings commenced in 2018 and were initially brought by ASIC against NAB units NULIS and MLC Nominees for the charging of plan ...