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Investors get more from Westpoint settlement

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
... for Glenhurst clients who invested in certain financial products issued by various companies within the failed Westpoint Group. These investments were made on the advice of Glenhurst or its representatives. The claim alleges that Glenhurst was negligent ...

Industry prepares for new advice era

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
... to reform the planning industry following the findings of the Ripoll Inquiry on the collapse of failed property group Westpoint and financial planning firm Storm Financial. Central to the reforms is the ban on conflicted remuneration, such as trail commissions ...

Director charged in Westpoint case

ASIC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
... Mezzanine. Silver's conduct came to ASIC's attention through its broader investigation into the collapse of the Westpoint Group of Companies and via complaints received from the public. The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions prosecuted the ...

Treasury proposes mandatory governance principles

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... (ASIC) accepted enforceable undertakings from three partners of KPMG's Perth office for their auditing work on the Westpoint Group of companies in August last year. Although Treasury perceives the auditing industry in a positive light, it said it will ...

Westpoint investors win $13.5m compensation

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
... investments made in Mezzanine Notes issued by Market Street Mezzanine (Mezzanine Notes), a company in the failed Westpoint group. The settlement with State Trustees allows approximately 525 eligible investors to submit a proof of claim to participate ...

ASIC presses on with Westpoint compensation

ASIC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
... reached an agreement to settle class actions against Bongiorno Financial Advisors, which has links to the failed Westpoint Group. An ASIC statement late last week noted that the watchdog had agreed to settle actions against Melbourne-based Bongiorno ...

Bans and charges for advisers: ASIC

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2009
... follows Simmons's application to the AAT for a review of ASIC's decision to ban her. Simmons has links to the failed Westpoint group, and also provided financial services to her clients without a proper authority from September to November 2005. Meanwhile ...

IMAP elects chair

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
The Institute of Managed Accounts Providers (IMAP), the industry body for managed accounts professionals, has appointed Toby Potter, one of the industry's pioneers, as chair. Tracy Byrne, who helped establish IMAP, is stepping down as chair but will ...

PIS to pay $5.9m to Westpoint investors

ASIC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
... approved the settlement of an ASIC-initiated compensation claim to PIS clients who were advised to invest in failed Westpoint Group - ordering PIS to pay $5.9 million to these clients. The court approved a distribution mechanism whereby the settlement ...

Westpoint exec faces court

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2009
The former chief financial controller of the Westpoint Group of companies, Graeme Rundle, has appeared in court following two criminal charges brought by ASIC. Rundle, of Perth, Western Australia, appeared in the Downing Centre Local Court, Sydney ...