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ASIC presses on with Westpoint compensation

ASIC RELEASE | MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009

... has 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

ASIC has embarked on a major crackdown on "advisers" who have broken the law - including those linked with Westpoint, and SMSF and agribusiness specialists. ASIC has banned Craig Gerard Dangar, of New South Wales, from providing financial services for ...

Perceived conflicts lethal to planners

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009

... conflicts if they want to raise consumer confidence at a time when many have been burnt by a litany of collapses - Storm, Westpoint and Timbercorp, to name a few. He even drew on the same 'perception' problem that befell politicians who receive donations ...

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 ...

ASIC targets Brighton in Westpoint swoop

ASIC RELEASE | THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009

ASIC has filed a court application to commence proceedings against Brighton Hall Securities as part of its latest Westpoint crackdown. ASIC announced yesterday that it had filed an application for leave in the Federal Court in Perth to commence proceedings ...

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 ...

PIS in Westpoint compensation deal

ASIC RELEASE | TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009

... has reached an agreement with ASIC to settle a class action brought by the corporate watchdog in relation to failed Westpoint investments. The proceeding concerns a claim for compensation relating to financial advice given by PIS to clients to invest ...

How to survive the next market outlier

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009

... were one too many cases of investors breaking not one but both rules "simultaneously", as was the case with Opes Prime, Westpoint and, the mother of all financial fraud in recent history, Madoff's feeder funds. That's why it's prime time that investors ...

Westpoint auditors get just desserts

ASIC RELEASE | TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2009

... banned as registered auditors for periods ranging from nine to 24 months following ASIC's crackdown on their roles in the Westpoint collapse. ASIC has accepted enforceable undertakings (EUs) from three partners of KPMG's Perth office, Brett Charles Fullarton ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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