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ASIC moves against misleading advertising

... advertising material are accurate." As part of the enforceable undertaking - under the consumer protection provisions of the ASIC Act - Mortgage Point will compensate customers who may have lost funds by relying on the mortgage broker's 'impartial advice'. ...

SAITeysMcMahon crack $1 billion in FUM

SAITeysMcMahon, the boutique manager specialising in unlisted properties and agribusiness, has just past the $1 billion mark in funds under management (FUM). The manager has achieved this in two and a half years as its FUM stood at $350 million at 30 ...

Super trustees advised to follow the safety net rules

The Superannuation Complaints Tribunal has advised superannuation trustees to follow the procedures in the Superannuation Act to protect themselves from complaints relating to death benefits. Under the Act trustees must send notices detailing the proposed ...

MTAA Super consolidates private equity position

The Motor Trades Association of Australia Superannuation Fund (MTAA Super) has entered into a $30 million joint venture capital fund with the Australian National University (ANU) and the ACT Government to help develop new businesses in the ACT. The ...

Former financial adviser guilty of 18 criminal charges

... Higgins has pleaded guilty to 15 counts of fraudulently misappropriating clients' funds for his own use under the Crimes Act (NSW), and three counts of dishonest conduct in relation to a financial product or service while carrying on a financial services ...

Interest rates may rise after CPI increase

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2005
The case for higher interest rates had strengthened with the recent resurgence of inflation pressures in the domestic economy, analysts said today. Australia's consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.8 per cent in the December quarter, lifting the annual ...

Disqualified trustee pleads guilty to APRA superannuation charges

Disqualified trustee David Foulds, of the $3 million Wall and Ceiling Superannuation fund, has pleaded guilty to falsifying records of the fund with intent to deceive APRA. The disqualification of Foulds from acting as a trustee of any regulated funds ...

ASIC's share buy-back proposal

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has called for comments on its buy-back proposal in order to assist the regulator in developing its position on buy-back relief under the Corporations Act 2001. Under the proposal, ASIC seeks ...

Investment management company director gaoled for seven years

The Sydney District Court has sentenced Robert Walker to seven years' gaol with a non-parole period of four and a half years after he pleaded guilty to 21 counts of deception under the Crimes Act 1900. ASIC brought the charges against Walker that related ...

APRA to become more aggressive and sceptical

As APRA disqualifies another director in relation to the HIH fiasco, its chairman Dr John Laker said the chances of another HIH occurring would significantly be reduced under a more stringent prudential environment. "APRA as become more sceptical, more ...