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Action against illegal investment schemes on the rise

... investments, and investments promoted through contacts made at "get rich quick" wealth creation seminars, or via the Internet, are of real concern." "ASIC has and will continue to shut down illegal schemes and prosecute their operators but the best protection ...

Virgin set to enter employer super arena

... way that we've simplified personal super." Virgin had recorded 1,000 expressions of interest from businesses via the internet before any active marketing of the product had commenced.

ING locks in over $10 billion with OneAnswer

... information including improving reporting capabilities and allowing advisers to monitor the progress of applications via the internet. The manager has also streamlined its technological support for its products having consolidated three support networks ...

Industry funds in talks with ASIC over ads

... pressure from IFSA," Weaven says. He told the regulator the projections in the advertisements are not dissimilar to the ASIC internet-based superannuation calculator - which calculates the future impact of fees on retirement savings - but the regulator ...

Unregistered investment scheme shut down

... to clients of his mortgage broking business Wise Finance. The scheme involved investing in the development and sale of internet video link computer software called Elive2U and raised $1.7 million. Several companies were set up to promote the scheme and ...

SwimEC off to flying start

... about enabling consumers and companies to transfer superannuation payments and information as easily as they do with Internet banking. "It's a simple as making a net payment," Gilbert says. ASFA chief executive officer Philippa Smith said the new standards ...

Fewer investors want professional help

... are driving consumers' to take control o their own financial affairs." The number of people wanting to invest over the Internet was flat at seven per cent. The Internet was primarily used for obtaining current unit prices, transactions histories and ...

Survey reveals funds not so super with web services

... differentiators in a Fund Choice environment. The survey highlighted a positive correlation between a fund's size and its internet functionality with the top funds having an average of 2.7 billion under administration compared to an average of $1.75 ...

Transactional banking goes rural

... transaction capabilities including access to funds through a single account offering access to a debt card, cheque or internet account. Rabobank Australia & New Zealand CEO Bruce Dick said the One account "answered an un-met demand in the rural market. ...

ASIC shuts down currency trading websites

ASIC will stop a number of electronic currency exchange businesses operating on the internet after the regulator became aware that three Australian-based businesses were operating without holding an Australian financial services licence (AFSL). The ...