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Taskforce exposes rising dangers for retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... over the growing influence of social media on retail trading decisions, which leads to increased vulnerabilities around fraud risk. The rising popularity of crypto-asset investments among retail investors magnifies the impact suitability issues, fraudulent ...

We need to be ready: APRA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
APRA is looking to further safeguard Australia's banking system following recent global events, warning economic ripple effects can still be felt across the pond. In an address on Tuesday, APRA chair John Lonsdale said no matter how resilient the ...

NGS Super suffers cyber-attack

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... general manager Katrina Ellis said APRA is concerned about the increasing risk to the super industry from cyber breaches and fraud. "Luckily there hasn't been a material cyber incident in super so far; but our work highlights the need for a broad ...

Regulators prioritise emerging areas of risk

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... in a super fund led to the creation of a working group. "It was decided that a group be set up, focusing on the issues of fraud and security, that's what I wanted to update you on," she explained. She said the cross-industry working group has met ...

Former director charged with fraud

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
The ex-director of Guevara Capital Access and Online Trading Capital has been charged with eight counts of dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage by deception. Mark McCabe appeared in the Downing Centre Local Court last week to receive the penalties. ...

Court fines ANZ for dodgy introducer program

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2023
ANZ has copped a $10 million penalty for its home loan referral program that breached consumer credit protection laws. The Federal Court found that the bank's Home Loan Introducer Program enabled unlicensed third parties to refer customers to ANZ for ...

ASIC bans mortgage broker for eight years

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
... Sweeney from permanently working in financial services. In December last year, Goel was sentenced to three years in jail for fraud offences. He pled guilty to dishonestly obtaining over $35,000 from his clients' superannuation accounts. Meanwhile, Sweeney ...

Unlicensed investor pleads guilty to fraud charges

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
Former Orb Global Investments chief executive Akhilesh Kamkolkar has pleaded guilty to charges relating to $1 million of investor money he spent for himself. A further two offences of carrying on a financial services business without a licence will ...

Regulators sound alarm on cybersecurity, fraud in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
... of Australia conference, financial services regulators detailed their top priorities, including cybersecurity threats and fraud in the super industry. At the ASFA conference, financial services regulators detailed their top priorities, including cybersecurity ...

ASIC permanently bans former advisers

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
... from having any involvement in financial services. In December last year, Goel was sentenced to three years in jail for fraud offences, to be released after serving 18 months, upon entering a $5000 recognisance to be of good behaviour for two years. ...