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Financial planner pleads guilty to fraud

... of obtaining financial advantage by deception in the Melbourne County Court following an investigation by the ASIC. The fraud took place between September 2001 and August 2002 when Mr Street was involved in a 'Nigerian Scam' and transferred over $1 million ...

ASIC commences proceedings against Sydney firm, broker

AAP | FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2004

... was taking action against Abbotsford firm Marantmar Finance and Insurance and Marcus Anthony, in relation to charges of fraud and operation as an unlicensed insurance broker. ASIC has labeled Anthony a bogus broker. The corporate watchdog said he is ...

Embezzlement more common but scams hurt most; report

... all advisers, the actual incidence may be significantly higher. The data reveals that embezzlement represents 49% of all fraud in the industry, while unauthorised trading occurred in 34% of cases and scams - where clients funds are directed to an investment ...

Super fraud thwarted

... Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme, with funds close to $5.5 billion, was unsuccessfully targeted with an attempted $150 million fraud, Channel Nine's Sunday program reported yesterday. JP Morgan Chase, the fund custodian, and the Australian Federal ...

Banking chiefs extra vigilant after NAB scandal

... foreign exchange scandal but told the Nine Network's Business Sunday program that Westpac was not immune from an error or fraud. "But given our systems, our policies and our processes, but much more particularly our culture, I believe if we did have ...

Safer superannuation savings: Coonan

AAP | THURSDAY, 1 APR 2004

... safeguard the retirement nest eggs. The bill modernises and strengthens protection of superannuation savings from theft or fraud and is designed to make savings for retirement more attractive. Assistant Treasurer Helen Coonan said to date superannuation ...

Government rejects certain superannuation changes

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2004

... today rejected a Senate push for it to provide 100% financial assistance when superannuation schemes are plundered due to fraud or theft. The amendment was part of Senate changes to the Superannuation Safety Amendment Bill, which was introduced last ...

Fraud reforms to cost much more than FSR

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2004

... directed at money laundering is expected to be very large and take at least three years to implement, the 2004 Australian Fraud Summit heard yesterday. Speaking on money laundering and terrorist financing, the head of National Australia Bank's terrorism ...

Corporate, industry super funds at risk of fraudulent benefit claims

... two or three months barely have their details registered with a super fund before they leave, increasing the potential for fraud, he said. In one case, involving hundreds of thousands of dollars, a fund paid a benefit claim from an applicant who provided ...

ASIC warns consumers are target of offshore fraud

AAP | TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004

... today offshore brokers were not only looking for new victims but were now also cold calling and emailing previous victims of fraud with offers to trade worthless shares for new shares. ASIC executive director, consumer protection and international, Greg ...

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Federal Court calls out ASIC for re-running case on appeal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:39PM

The Full Federal Court of Australia has criticised regulators for falling back on appeals to re-litigate cases on a different legal basis than the one run at trial.

Evergreen founder exits Ascalon Capital

KARREN VERGARA | 12:33PM

Ascalon Capital has bid farewell to Evergreen Consultants' founder Angela Ashton, shortly after acquiring the consulting firm last year.

Powerhouse Ventures partners with European fund manager

KARREN VERGARA | 12:10PM

ASX-listed Powerhouse Ventures has partnered with an unnamed European fund manager that will commit US$50 million to its fledgling Critical Infrastructure Opportunities (CIO) Fund.

KeyInvest unveils new investment platform, awards mandate

MATTHEW WAI | 12:28PM

KeyInvest has launched a new investment platform to include a plethora of investment strategies ranging from private credit to global equities.

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