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| | The corporate regulator says it has shut down about 3500 investment scam websites since July 2023 to protect Australians from digitally enabled misconduct. According to ASIC's latest enforcement and regulatory update, it has secured almost $60 million ... |
| | | ... if that's the case, then you can relate to the fact that you might lose that diamond if you lost all their data through a scam or a hack," he said. As such, he said advisers should start treating client data as a 'precious gemstone'. "You certainly wouldn't ... |
| | | A duo who allegedly defrauded self-managed super funds (SMSF) have been charged by the Melbourne Magistrates Court with a string of criminal offences. The charges follow an ASIC investigation into the activities of Joseph Cullia and Zoran Markovic ... |
| | | ... single year, reflecting a 23% increase from the previous year's figures. This escalation was driven by an alarming rise in scam-related and financial hardship complaints. AFCA registered 8987 complaints related to scams, up 95% from the previous year ... |
| | | The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has revised the maximum amount consumers can claim for compensation. As of 1 January 2024, the maximum compensation amount a complainant can apply for is $1.263 million, which was previously $1.085 ... |
| | | Macquarie introduced new digital features and security enhancements on Macquarie Wrap, including account-level performance reporting and a live chat function in Adviser Online. The platform's updated account-level performance reporting functionality ... |
| | | ... will reduce the harm caused by scammers posing as 'fin-fluencers', with investment scams representing over 60%of all scam losses so far this year," he said. "Access to good advice can be key to helping Australians manage cost of living pressures." ... |
| | | ... environments for financial firms and their customers following the global pandemic, rising interest rates, a sharp escalation in scam activity and significant natural disasters. "We have dealt with hundreds of thousands of cases over the past five years ... |
| | | ... Theta managing director Robert Patrick Marie for four years from the financial services industry for his involvement in the scam. The following year, a senate committee handed down an inquiry report into the SIT and urged ASIC to take more action in ... |
| | | ... sticky taping them to authorisation forms, to illegally obtain as much as $750,000. Interestingly, Valvo was the victim of a scam himself during this time. In 2019 Valvo told A Current Affair how he lost $50,000 through a fake trading platform. According ... |
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