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PE Capital in liquidation

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
PE Capital Funds Management is now in liquidation after the Federal Court found that it operated managed investment schemes without an AFSL and engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct. The court found that over $16 million was invested in the registered ...

Economics Committee to examine rainy day funds

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
... funds seeking judicial opinions to contravene this provision." One example of this is Cbus making a request to the Supreme Court to allow it to change its rules and create a pool that pays for future fines. Other funds including Active Super, CareSuper ...

Class chief exits following takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
... driven organisation." He added that Class is now well positioned for further growth and development under HUB24. The Supreme Court of New South Wales approved HUB24's takeover of Class via a scheme of arrangement on February 4. HUB24 initially offered ...

RI Advice slapped with $6m penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
... failing to keep tabs on a representative who invested clients' money in risky and complex financial products. The Federal Court found that RI Advice failed to take the appropriate steps to ensure that former adviser John Doyle acted in clients' ...

Mayfair 101 files new appeal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
Mayfair 101 has confirmed it will appeal the 2021 Federal Court decision that found its advertising misled and deceived investors. The notice of appeal was filed on the same day Mayfair was fined $30 million for the misconduct. Mayfair's appeal claims ...

E&P pulls the plug on DASS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
... AFCA, as well as civil penalties agreed between DASS and ASIC. Piper Alderman commenced the class action in the Federal Court last November, defending investors who received dodgy advice in the group's beleaguered ASX-listed US Masters Residential ...

Federal Court imposes $4m penalty on industry fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
The Federal Court has imposed combined penalties of $4 million on Statewide Super for providing members with misleading information regarding their insurance and failing to report the issue to ASIC in the time required. Between 2017 and 2020, Statewide ...

Financial watchdog warns on crypto

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... million was transferred from A One Multi to buy crypto-assets. ASIC obtained interim orders and injunctions from the Federal Court in Queensland against A One Multi and its directors Aryn Hala and Heidi Walters to protect investors.

CFP Board welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JAN 2022
... professionals. This misconducts included regulatory actions, firm terminations, customer complaints, arbitrations, and civil court litigation that involve professional conduct, criminal matters, bankruptcies, civil judgments, and tax liens.

Federal Court fines Mayfair $30m

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021
... Mayfair Products". ASIC has pursued Mayfair since 2020 for misleading consumers in its advertising. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said this penalty makes clear that firms must do the right thing by their investors, irrespective of whether they are wholesale ...