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ASIC imposes travel restraint orders against ex-director

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
... may have been provided to demonstration accounts that didn't contain any real capital. At a hearing on 8 April 2022, the Court ordered that, until 26 April 2022: McCabe is prohibited from leaving Australia without the consent of the Court. McCabe be ...

Government welcomes ATO family trust guidance

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
... to the ATO as part of this process. Sukkar also highlighted the significant decision handed down on April 6 by the High Court of Australia in Commissioner of Taxation v Carter. "The decision concerned the effect, under tax law, of a beneficiary 'disclaiming' ...

Mawhinney appeals 20-year ban

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2022
... against his 20-year ban from financial services. Mawhinney is also appealing a $30 million penalty handed down in the Federal Court to Mayfair 101 for misleading advertising. "The events of the past two years have been a shocking experience; it is almost ...

BT Funds Management fined $20m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
BT Funds Management has been handed a $20 million fine by the Federal Court for continuing to charge commission payments to superannuation members for seven years after they were banned. BT Funds Management charged insurance premiums that included commissions ...

Cryptocurrency lender Helio charged for false credit licence claims

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
... nor a representative of an ACL holder. The matter is next listed for mention on 7 July 2022 in the Melbourne Magistrate's Court. In a release, ASIC said that ACLs are required to undertake credit activity and that strict penalties can apply to those ...

Westpac fined $1.5m for mis-selling insurance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
The Federal Court has ordered Westpac to pay a $1.5 million penalty for mis-selling consumer credit insurance with its credit cards and Flexi Loans, to customers who hadn't agreed to buy insurance policies. This penalty has come as a result of Westpac's ...

ASIC takes Federal Court action against Macquarie Bank

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
ASIC has started civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against Macquarie Bank Ltd over alleged failures to monitor third party withdrawals from customer accounts. The corporate watchdog said that limited monitoring by Macquarie of transactions ...

Border rule-breaking former adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
... benefit by fraud in contravention of the Criminal Code WA. Babbage was sentenced to 10 months jail by the Perth Magistrates Court. At the time, ASIC confirmed to Financial Standard that it was aware of Babbage's conduct and was considering the issues ...

Colonial First State settles super class action for $56.3m

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
... cheaper options, which also happened to perform better. Maurice Blackburn brought the action in October 2019 in the Federal Court (Victoria), against Colonial First State Investments Limited, the trustee of the Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation ...

AvSuper marks strong EOI response, adds to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022
Over 75% of the superannuation funds invited to take part in AvSuper's expression of interest process have done so, the fund says, as it welcomes an industry stalwart to its board to assist with the process. Providing an update to members, AvSuper chief ...