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Microcap manipulators caught out

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
A ring of microcap share manipulators have had their assets frozen by the Securities and Exchange Commission after procuring US$9 million in illegal profits by defrauding retail investors. The SEC alleged in a complaint that between 2013 and 2017 Ongkaruck ...

Chief economist update: Global healing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
"You're Marines now. You adapt. You overcome. You improvise." - Heartbreak Ridge The coronavirus pandemic has been likened to a war. US president Trump called it "the invisible enemy", French head of state Macron declared that France was "at war" ...

ASIC takes disqualification decision to Federal Court

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
The corporate watchdog has refused to back down on a decision to disqualify a Queensland-based self-managed super fund auditor, taking the Administrative Appeals Tribunal's decision to the Federal Court of Australia. John Gilliland had his ASIC disqualification ...

MySuper products show resilience

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
August marked the fifth consecutive month of positive returns for MySuper products since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, recovering 70% of losses, new Rainmaker analysis shows. Last month generated a positive performance of about 1.7% for superannuation ...

Sydney tax professional jailed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
A tax professional has been sentenced to one year and eight months jail, having pleaded guilty to lodging false income tax returns and amendments without his clients' knowledge. Hussain Nazeer admitted guilt for dishonestly causing a loss to the Commonwealth ...

ASIC grants frozen fund relief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
ASIC is granting new relief measures to help investors facing financial hardship get access to money stuck in frozen funds. Pandemic-induced volatility has seen a number of managed investment schemes freeze redemptions for fear of undermining their ...

AFA to host virtual conference

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... addition to the live conference, there will also be more than 25 on-demand presentations made available to those who register, and they will be able to access them for up to four months after the conference. AFA Conference chair Dave Slovinec said the ...

FS Power50: Vote now

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... the way they conduct their professional practice. Only financial advisers registered on ASIC's Financial Adviser Register as licensed to provide personal financial advice are qualified to proceed to the voting round. The 50 individuals who collect ...

ASIC cracks down on 42 SMSF auditors

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
The corporate watchdog has cancelled the registrations of 36 self-managed super fund auditors, while conditions have been imposed on a further six. It comes after ASIC found a number of SMSF auditors had not maintained an appropriate level of audit ...

Ponzi scheme allegations levelled at Mayfair 101

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
In court documents, ASIC alleged that Mayfair 101's launch of Australian Property Bonds was a last ditch effort by the embattled wealth manager to set up a Ponzi-like scheme. ASIC expressed concerns that Mayfair 101 founder and managing director James ...