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Trio Capital action group to put forward Federal Candidate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... New South Wales federal seat of Throsby as a result of its claims that the Gillard Government ignored victims of financial fraud. Victims of Financial Fraud (VOFF) convenor Paul Matters told Financial Standard that the group plans to put forward a candidate ...

Adviser permanently banned after eight year fraud

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
ASIC yesterday obtained court orders permanently banning a financial adviser after the NSW Supreme Court found she defrauded clients of more than $3.6 million over eight years. According to a statement from ASIC, the Court ruled that Melinda Scott would ...

Paper bank statements ignored by UK consumers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... fund statements in Australia are still predominatly delivered by paper statements, a phenominon that makes superannuation fraud such an attractive area for criminal activity. Illustrating how financial service firms are trying to respond to fraud concerns ...

New hedge fund rules for post-GFC environment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... are valued, the fund's structure and the risks involved to better protect investors following recent high-profile cases of fraud. Addressing the Australian Hedge Fund Forum yesterday, ASIC commissioner Greg Tanzer said the rules had been strongly influenced ...

Adviser faces court on 22 charges

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
Former WealthSure financial adviser, Brian William Veitch has appeared in court on 22 fraud charges, after he allegedly fraudulently transferred funds totalling $500,000 from seven client accounts without their knowledge or authority. These charges ...

Harsh ASIC ban on Seagrim slashed

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
... five percent to 10 per cent of Seagrims superannuation clients' reinvested funds were lost as a result of the Astarra's fraud, said the ATT. Capital lost had been reimbursed to the Seagrim's Superannuation funds through the government-funded compensation ...

Gonski calls for NFP director liability review

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
A safe-harbour provision for board directors of not for profit organisations should be of prime concern for the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), David Gonski told an industry event yesterday. Speaking at Philanthropy Australia's ...

Investment banking scale down: Barclays

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... executive Bob Diamond, who resigned in July over the Libor rate-rigging scandal. Barclays also revealed last week the Serious Fraud Office was probing payments made to Qatar Holding, which it tapped for funds at the height of the 2008 global financial ...

Barclays announces new CEO amid new investigation

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... head of retail and business banking Anthony Jenkins new chief executive, just one day after the announcement the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) had launched an investigation into a 2008 deal with Qatar's sovereign wealth fund. Jenkins has been brought in ...

ASIC issues crowd funding guidance

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... dog said these include doing background and credentials checks on project creators to help minimise the opportunity for fraud. "Website operators can also manage this risk by assessing the viability of the project before it is posted on their website ...