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AIOFP slams FASEA proposals, launches petition

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... board in response to recent controversy. On August 9, ASIC announced it obtained an order from the Federal Court of Australia against Linchpin Capital Group and Endeavour Securities regarding the operation of the Investport Income Opportunity Fund. ASIC ...

Aurora takes acquisition bid to Federal Court

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
Aurora Funds Management will take its acquisition bid for Molopo Energy to the Federal Court of Australia after the Takeovers Panel decided to put the brakes on the transaction. Aurora has applied for a judicial review of the panel's decision, which ...

ANZ, Deutsche and Citigroup under investigation for alleged cartel conduct

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018
... manages the immunity process and, in respect of civil cartel contraventions, takes proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia. The CDPP is responsible for prosecuting criminal cartel offences in accordance with the Prosecution Policy of the Commonwealth. ...

S&P hit with historic court decision

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
Investors in a class action against S&P have secured a historic win in the Federal Court of Australia, which may have international ramifications for other potential cases against the ratings issuer. The class action, represented by global law firm ...

Sydney RE to pay for false ads

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
The Federal Court of Australia penalised a Sydney-based managed investment services boutique for falsely claiming that its projects were approved by ASIC. Huntley Management operates as a responsible entity and custodian for registered schemes and as ...

Adviser ban upheld by tribunal

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... Financial, between January 2012 and August 2014. He has the right to appeal the AAT's decision to the Federal Court of Australia.

Adviser contravenes FoFA obligations

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
A Melbourne based financial advice provider is to appear in the Federal Court of Australia for alleged contraventions of the Future of Financial Advice obligations. Following an ASIC investigation, Wealth and Risk Management (WRM), and its related companies ...

Federal Court approves Zurich's Macquarie acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
Six months after the deal was first made public, the Federal Court of Australia has finally approved Zurich's acquisition of Macquarie Life's risk business. Following the acquisition, Zurich will become Australia's fourth-biggest retail life insurer ...

ASIC drops proceedings against two former directors

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... claim against former directors Simon Tickner and Lisa Darcy following the close of the case in the Federal Court of Australia. In 2014 ASIC began proceedings in the Federal Court seeking financial penalties and banning orders following the collapse of ...

Court fines SMSF admin for "free setup" ads

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
The Federal Court of Australia has fined Superannuation Warehouse Australia (SWA) for misleading "free setup" advertising. ASIC commenced legal action against SWA in May for advertising self-managed superannuation fund setup services on two separate ...