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Macquarie forced to contact all advice clients for remediation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... effective, "there are significant options available to ASIC," including additional license conditions. "And if we have to go to court, we will do that," Kell said. Under the compensation process, all MPW clients will be able to ask for an initial assessment ...

Former WealthSure financial adviser gets jail time for fraud

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014

Parliament passes more nuanced SMSF penalties

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... options when a SMSF contravened the law of making the SMSF a non-complying fund, disqualifying the trustee, applying to court for a civil penalty or requiring the trustee to enter an enforceable undertaking. "This has been unsatisfactory with these penalties ...

Trio victims condemn Astarra director jail release

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
... maximum sentence of five years imprisonment. Matters explained that perpetrators of welfare fraud brought before the District Court of the ACT by the Commonwealth under the Criminal Code saw longer jail sentences. "The sentence does not provide serious ...

Court dismisses case against Trio director after APRA EU

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013
The Federal Court has ordered legal proceedings against former trio director David Millhouse to be dismissed after the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) accepted a voluntary enforceable undertaking from him. The regulator has banned ...

Law firm questions CBA compensation for Nguyen victims

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
... represented in their dealings under the review program," the firm said. The firm, which represented 13 clients in civil court actions and complaints against CBA, explained that the bank was in charge of identifying clients who had suffered losses and ...

ASIC acted only when claims hit "tsunami level"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... some blockage at the top." She added that "negotiating enforceable undertakings rather than taking people or companies to court was a preferred course of action when complaints reached a crescendo." While this happened, there was little information on ...

Judge orders end of class action against WealthSure

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
The Federal Court of Australia has ordered the class action against WealthSure to stop, but it will allow members to continue the proceedings individually. Members of the class action were former clients of Colin James Oberg, a former WealthSure adviser ...

ACCC approves Perpetual offer for The Trust Company

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
... substantial lessening of competition in any relevant market." The decision came after the ACCC accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Perpetual to divest The Trust Company's ownership of a 13.4% shareholding in competitor company Equity Trustees. ...

ASIC accepts enforceable undertaking from WealthSure

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... that has not given sufficient priority to risk management, with consequent detrimental outcomes for consumers. A Federal Court document recently revealed that the Perth-based dealer group has terminated 90 authorised representatives following a court ...