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Corporate advisor charged over $2m theft

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
Former corporate advisor Anthony Torre has been charged after allegedly stealing almost $2 million from his clients. Last Friday, Torre appeared in Perth Magistrate Court and was charged with eight counts of fraud and five counts of stealing pursuant ...

Barred adviser breaches ASIC order

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
Former Queensland financial adviser Lawrence Teledo has been convicted for breaching an ASIC banning order. Toledo has been fined $1500 after pleading guilty to three charges of breaching an ASIC banning order. In 2017, Toledo was banned from providing ...

Cryptocurrency lender Helio charged for false credit licence claims

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
Melbourne-based cryptocurrency lender Helio Lending has been charged with falsely claiming that it held an Australian credit licence (ACL) when it did not. Helio Lending offered cryptocurrency-backed loans to consumers, using the digital currency as ...

Dealer group faces anti-hawking charges

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
A Brisbane-based financial advice business has been charged with anti-hawking offences after cold calling consumers and pushing them to roll over their super into a new product. National Advice Solutions appeared in Southport Magistrates Court in Queensland ...

CDPP dumps ANZ cartel case

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions has dropped all charges against the criminal cartel case involving the issue of ANZ shares. Last week, the CDPP withdrew charges against the remaining defendants, Citigroup Global Markets Australia, Deutsche ...

Disqualified adviser convicted of managing company

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
A former ANZ and Commonwealth Bank financial adviser who defrauded clients $6 million has been convicted of managing a corporation while disqualified. Melinda Scott, who was banned from managing corporations for 25 years until 2 December 2037, set up ...

Former WA adviser charged with dishonest conduct

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021
Former AMP financial adviser David Fong and his financial planning company Fong Financial Partners have been charged with engaging in dishonest conduct, following an investigation by the regulator. ASIC alleges in its legal action that in 2014, Fong ...

CDPP drops cartel charges against ANZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions dropped charges against ANZ and an executive for their alleged involvement in a criminal cartel case. The CDPP has let ANZ and group treasurer Rick Moscati off the hook as it discontinued proceedings ...

Former Vocus chair charged with insider trading

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
A Uniti Group executive director and the former Vocus Group chair was charged with insider trading for dumping his Vocus shares after he knew an acquisition of the company was unlikely to go ahead. Following an ASIC investigation, Vaughan Bowen was ...

Former adviser hit with criminal charges

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
After breaching his ASIC banning order, a former financial adviser is facing criminal charges. Lawrence Toledo, who is a former representative of Sentinel Private Wealth, has been charged with breaching a financial services banning order on three occasions ...