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ASIC orders additional AFSL conditions on Sydney firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... consumers in one of Australia's most disadvantaged local areas. Proceedings have been filed in the Federal Court of Australia in Brisbane against Channic, Cash Brokers and the sole director of both companies, Colin William Hulbert. ASIC alleges breaches ...

AFS advisers question payment model

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... the advisers of the group. The licensee then distributes the money to the advisers. Last week, the Federal Court of Australia denied former AFS Group advisers access to the brokerage account saying that "the evidence before the Court does not establish ...

AFS advisers denied access to brokerage account

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
The Federal Court of Australia has denied access by former Australian Financial Services Group (AFS) advisers to the money in a brokerage account of the group, which would pay for some of the money owed to advisers. The account holds about $1.9 million ...

APRA takes Trio director to Court

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has started proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia seeking the disqualification of former Trio Capital director David Millhouse. APRA is asking the Court to disqualify Millhouse from acting ...

Macquarie and Storm victims settlement "wrong": Court

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013
The Federal Court of Australia has determined that "a substantial wrong" occurred on May 2013 when a judged approved the settlement between Macquarie Bank and the victims of the Storm Financial fraud. The Court approved the request for appeal made by ...

ASIC continues proceedings against Wellington Capital

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
... proceeding against Wellington Capital, the responsible entity of the Premium Income Fund (PIF) in the Federal Court of Australia. The Court considered that Wellington Capital distribution of PIF shares to Asset Resolution Limited (ARL) was invalid and ...

ACR files claim against The Trust Company

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
A debenture holder of Australian Capital Reserve (ACR) filed a legal claim in the Federal Court of Australia against The Trust Company (Nominees), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Trust Company. ACR entered on voluntary administration on May 27, 2007 ...

Two Storm victims to receive $1.1m in compensation

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... connection with the Storm Financial case. A three-week trial was due to commence on 3 June 2013 in the Federal Court of Australia. "The proceedings, which ASIC commenced in December 2010, were brought to hold the banks accountable for their role in the ...

Macquarie to compensate Storm investors in $82.5m deal

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... year results to March, or any subsequent period. The settlement still requires the approval of the Federal Court of Australia.

Two liquidators punished by ASIC

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... as a registered liquidator. ASIC made this decision following orders made on 17 December 2012 in the Federal Court of Australia, which resulted in Pattison becoming a bankrupt. In a separate decision on 21 January 2013, Pattison was disqualified by ASIC ...