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ASIC issues warning to finfluencer sponsors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021
... an article for the Australian Institute of Company Directors. There is also the risk that an unlicensed finfluencer may breach general advice provisions. Many finfluencers earn remuneration from multiple sources simultaneously, and income from content ...

Carlyle Group bids for Link

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
... as the fund's authorised corporate director, overseeing it on behalf of investors. Leigh Day claims that Link was in breach of Financial Conduct Authority rules in the way it managed and monitored the fund, which ultimately led to the fund's ...

E&P Financial Group hit with class action

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
... statement of claim went on to say that the actions of certain former executives "knowingly induced or procured DASS to breach fiduciary duties" owed to investors. Former chief executive Dixon stepped down in mid-2019 amid the controversy surrounding ...

ASIC sues former Freedom Insurance staff

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
A former Freedom Insurance director and consultant will head to Federal Court for their alleged involvement in aggressive sales tactics. ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings against former Freedom Insurance managing director of Keith Cohen and ...

Capstone drops jailed adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
Capstone Financial Planning has revoked the authorisation of Mark Babbage, the Victorian financial adviser jailed for breaching Western Australia's strict border restrictions to attend the AFL Grand Final. Financial adviser and broker Mark Babbage ...

CBA completes review, sued by FWO

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
... their entitlements between October 2015 and December 2020. The maximum penalties for CBA and CommSec are up to $666,000 per breach for each company. For all other contraventions, the companies face penalties of up to $66,600 per breach. "We allege that ...

CBA to detect abusive banking behaviour

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
... support organisations, send warning letters to perpetrators and or terminate a customer from the bank if they continue to breach policy. "With this new model in place, not only are we able to proactively detect possible instances of abuse in transaction ...

Adviser exam cost jumps under new bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
... Advice Bill is also introducing new civil penalty provisions, which will automatically be considered significant under the breach reporting regime. This includes advisers' failure to comply with education and training standards, and code of ethics. ...

Link vows to fight class action

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
... Solutions has yet to be served but is prepared to defend the company against any proceedings. Leigh Day claims that Link was in breach of Financial Conduct Authority rules in the way it managed and monitored the fund, which ultimately led to the fund's ...

Crypto custodian coming to Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
Cryptocurrency custody platform Shillings is gearing up to launch in Australia. Shillings said it expects to launch in Australia during the final quarter of 2021. The platform said it will use special private key shards, formed simultaneously and in ...