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Mezzanine finance conman hits Hillsong Church investors

NSW based property developer Robert John Orehek is to face trial on 30 criminal charges brought by ASIC for misappropriating money from investors most of whom were from the Hillsong Church in Castle Hill. Orehek will stand trial on three counts of fraudulent ...

Banks to fund consumer IT security: Symantec

... combination of the industry's effors." "But what's taken its place is organised criminal intent. It's more about identity fraud and financial theft. People are coming to realise that the cyberspace is not different from the real world where people will ...

Advice scam nets accountant 8 years inside

HAMISH MADDEN | TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2006

... Hofman. Under this name he is also wanted on a Canada-wide arrest warrant relating to 31 counts of theft and 30 counts of fraud allegedly committed between 1986 and 1991, involving approximately CAD$9.7 million. Jan Redfern, executive director of enforcement ...

Jailed super fraudsters forfeit nearly $6m

HAMISH MADDEN | WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2006

A father and son, currently serving 18 months in jail for promising clients a 'superannuation cashback' arrangement as part of an illegal scheme, have been ordered to forfeit millions of dollars in holdings and assets. Following an Australian Securities ...

SEC hits fraudulent insurer with $790m penalty

... Prudential will pay US$270 million to a distribution fund administered by the SEC to compensate those who lost money from the fraud. SEC said the misconduct affected more than 50 mutual funds and occured from at least September 1999 through to June 2003. ...

Advisor charged with $1.5m fraud

HAMISH MADDEN | MONDAY, 21 AUG 2006

... investors. Financial advisor Antonio Pisano appeared in Armadale Magistrates' Court in Western Australia to answer 33 charges of fraud relating to his activities between June 1996 and July 2001. ASIC alleged that as a director and shareholder of Pisano ...

Banks under growing IT security threat: Deloitte

... financial institutions. The survey found that the financial industry has responded to these threats by putting ID theft, account fraud, disaster recovery and business continuity among their top five security initiatives. "They are shifting priorities ...

Online banking rules: Commonwealth

... Meanwhile, internet security remains an issue with only 32 per cent of respondents convinced that online banking is completely fraud-safe. Only months ago, spam emails circulated requesting the recipients to send their banking details to a site that ...

ASIC charges two over $14.5m fraud

HAMISH MADDEN | FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2006

Two men, one a former ANZ Bank employee, have appeared in court on multi-million dollar fraud charges following an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investigation. Stephen Jenvey and Cedric Anthony, both from Victoria, appeared ...

NAB financial planner guilty of fraud

HAMISH MADDEN | TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2006

A former NAB financial planner has pleaded guilty to 13 criminal counts of dishonest conduct and fraud in the District Court of NSW. Paul Drakos, from the Central Coast in NSW, yesterday entered a guilty plea to eight counts of dishonestly obtaining ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:33PM

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA | 11:56AM

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI | 11:09AM

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA | 12:20PM

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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