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ASIC advances towards telecommunication intercept powers

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
ASIC could soon be given enhanced powers to receive interception materials, seized by another government agency, in cases of alleged insider trading, market manipulation and financial services fraud. The new powers, outlined in the ASIC Enforcement ...

FSC speaks out against elder financial abuse

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
... of suspected abuse. Among the reforms is the proposed introduction of legislation that would see enduring guardians and powers of attorney that breach their obligations forced to compensate the person they represent. The commission believes this will ...

Key demographic trends open new doors for advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... provision of advice, with Inwood saying that advisers should expect to start having more conversations with next of kin and powers of attorney in the near future. Earlier this year, Core Data completed research on behalf of the government into the cost ...

PROFILE: NAB Financial Planning general manager Paul Fog

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... Fog with the tools to navigate the more complex aspects of financial planning - the murkier waters of estate planning and powers of attorney. "I remember at the time, Lend Lease owned MLC," he recalls, "and they were looking to bring in people from different ...

SMSFs impacted by power of attorney rule changes

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... attorney in Victoria, which came into force on 1 September, will impact the way SMSF advisers service their clients. The new Powers of Attorney Act 2014 consolidates the enduring power of attorney and enduring power of guardianship into a single enduring ...

Bad estate planning advice is getting clients in trouble

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
... seen enough, they'll know that they contain certain things. A good financial planner actually keeps track of wills and powers of attorneys and they'll talk to the clients about it." He reminded advisers that "dying without a will is an enormous problem ...

CalPERS cry foul play, backs lawsuit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... largest coalition of law enforcement, investigatory and regulatory agencies ever assembled to tackle fraud, pulling in the powers of more than 20 federal agencies, 94 U.S. attorneys' offices and state and local partners. Now the same assembly is calling ...

Corrupt city officials face pension freeze

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
Pension fund CalPERS has used its administrative powers to suspend the pension accounts of city officials, one of whom allegedly earned a 'secret' annual salary of US$800,000. Last week, Attorney General Edmund Brown subpoenaed hundreds of employment ...

Trustees urged to review power of attorney

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
Self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees should look over the fine print of their enduring powers of attorney documents for their fund because state and territory law can affect when and how that power is moved. Enduring power of attorney refers to the ...

ASIC targets another MIS scheme

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... misleading or deceptive conduct when she falsely witnessed applications for loan documentation in forestry products and powers of attorney. Keep was also found to have acted recklessly in relation to whether the documents had been forged prior to receiving ...
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