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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 ...

Two liquidators punished by ASIC

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... Melbourne, 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 ...

Opus Capital offers EU olive branch to ASIC

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... Tribunal (AAT) before the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) appealed that decision in the Federal Court of Australia. On August 31 this year, the Federal Court overturned the AAT's orders and reinstated ASIC's licence cancellation ...

Advisory firm directors may challenge ASIC ban

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... only after the fact you're going to find something," he said. He said he and fellow director Anne-Marie were considering a court challenge to their three-year ASIC ban on providing financial services. "We are certainly considering appealing and we are ...

Chapel Road appeal forces ASIC to show the goods

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... decade on, the Chapel Road v Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) battle rages on, with the NSW Supreme Court ordering ASIC to hand over documents relating to the investigation. Back in 2001 Chapel Road's AFSL was revoked when ASIC ...

UBS wealth mgmt to review compliance

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... an alternative to civil or administrative action when a party doesn't comply with legislation, but remains enforceable by court. Areas of compliance highlighted by ASIC in the EU that need to be addressed include inadequate risk management, poor training ...

ASIC approves Opes Prime settlement

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
ASIC has welcomed yesterday's court approval of the creditors Schemes of Arrangement that will oblige ANZ and Merrill Lynch to pay $226 million to Opes Prime clients. According to a media statement by ASIC, the schemes oblige ANZ and Merrill Lynch to ...

Planning business gives teachers bad advice

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2007
... targeting teachers has been found guilty of providing super switching advice that was misleading or deceptive. The Supreme Court of New South Wales found First Capital Financial Planning, under the business name Edplan, did not have a reasonable basis ...

ASIC defends AMP FP action

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2006
... Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman, Jeffrey Lucy, defended the regulator's decision to avoid a court action in preference of handing out an enforceable undertaking to AMP Financial Planning yesterday, flagging an increased ...

AMP caught on conflicts

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2006
... the group rather than take legal action in order to better rectify any damage suffered by clients. "Taking the matter to court would not have allowed that to occur which would have been a far less beneficial outcome for AMPFP customers." Approximately ...