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Beware of fake international 'regulators'

... that are licensed or registered in the relevant part of the world with which they are dealing. For added protection against fraud ASIC recommends investors make their purchases exclusively through a business holding an Australian financial services licence. ...

Eight year gaol sentence for former financial adviser

The District Court of New South Wales has sentenced John Higgins to eight years gaol with a non-parole of five years after the former financial adviser was found to have misappropriated over $1.7 million of clients' funds. Higgins pleaded guilty in ...

Former financial adviser guilty of 18 criminal charges

Former financial adviser John Higgins has pleaded guilty to 15 counts of fraudulently misappropriating clients' funds for his own use under the Crimes Act (NSW), and three counts of dishonest conduct in relation to a financial product or service while ...

Early release super scheme promoter to stand trial

The Southport Magistrates Court has committed Mark David to stand trial on 12 charges of fraud for his involvement in an illegal scheme that encouraged certain superannuation funds to release their members' entitlements early. The court decision follows ...

Former NAB financial planner charged over massive fraud

Paul Drakos has appeared in Sydney Local Court to answer eight charges of obtaining a financial advantage by deception, two charges of fraudulent misappropriation and four charges of making and using false documents. The 14 criminal charges brought ...

Another casualty in Tasmanian solicitor schemes

... picked up another scalp in its campaign against solicitors mortgages after Haydn Dodge of Sorrel, Tasmania pleaded guilty to fraud charges in the Supreme Court of Tasmania. Hodge, pleaded guilt to three counts of conspiracy to defraud investors of approximately ...

ASIC commits promoter of early release super schemes to trial

... group superannuation fund to make the early release of approximately $360,000 of funds. Sittczenko will stand trial on 12 fraud charges. The criminal charges against Sittczenko follows earlier civil action taken by ASIC. During Sittczenko's involvement ...

Managing director pleads guilty to fraud

Gregory Waring has pleaded guilty in the Victorian County Court to five charges under the Crimes Act and two charges under the Corporations Act relating to his conduct as managing director of Corrpro Australia (Corrpro). The Commonwealth director of ...

Bogus Insurance Broker pleads guilty

Marcus Anthony has pleaded guilty in the NSW Central Court to fraud and operating as an unlicensed insurance broker. Mr Anthony was alleged to have acted as an insurance broker without and agent without holding a license, misappropriated client funds ...

Insurance agent sentenced for fraud

The Melbourne County Court has sentenced John Raymond Burton-Clay to 15 months imprisonment suspended for two years after he pleaded guilty to obtaining a financial benefit by deception, theft and obtaining property by deception between July 2001 and ...