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ASIC bans former adviser on IPO conduct

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
ASIC has banned a former Victorian financial adviser who deliberately used false information while applying for shares in at least three IPOs that listed between 2015 and 2017. Mark Damion Kawecki has been banned from providing financial services for ...

ASIC drags Westpac to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
ASIC has initiated civil penalty proceedings against Westpac in relation to a Perth financial planner whose poor advice has already seen the bank foot a $12 million bill to remediate clients. Sudhir Sinha provided financial advice in the Perth area ...

ASIC looks into Melbourne planning firm

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
ASIC surveillance of a Melbourne based financial planning business will extend to an independent review of its compliance arrangements. Record keeping, supervision and other compliance arrangements of Melbourne-based Allied Financial Solutions are the ...

ASIC bans former AMP adviser

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
ASIC's wealth management project has banned a former Charter Financial Planning adviser for five years. Desmond Luplau has copped a five-year ban on the provision of financial services from the regulator for failing to act in the best interests of his ...

Molopo restrained ahead of AGM

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
The Takeovers Panel has ruled that, as per an application for an interim order by Aurora Funds Management, Molopo Energy will be unable to make any payment or incurring any liability of more than $175,000. Both Aurora and Keybridge Capital are substantial ...

Spaceship beefs up senior management

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
The millennial super fund which now manages about $180 million in funds has added two industry veterans to its top brass among four new appointments. The move tightens its compliance and governance. Andrew Moore will now serve as chairperson on Spaceship ...

Nick Bolton back on ASIC radar

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
The former head of Keybridge Capital, whom ASIC banned from running a company in 2015, is being investigated by the regulator for allegedly acting as a "shadow director" of the company. Nick Bolton was previously Keybridge's managing director. He shot ...

Adviser regulation lacking a professional body, RC hears

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers decided to retain two financial advisers as members despite them receiving official banning orders from ASIC because the association didn't want to tarnish its reputation and engage in a legal battle. AFA chief ...

Former Suncorp adviser banned

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
A former Suncorp Financial Services financial adviser has copped a four-year ASIC ban after the regulator found the adviser failed to act in the best interests of his clients. The adviser in question, Gerald Grubwinkler from Queensland, failed to adequately ...

Commonwealth Bank refunding millions in fees for no service

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
In its three submissions to the Royal Commission, Commonwealth Bank has admitted to at least $118.5 million of fee for no service misconduct. Providing examples of misconduct by authorised representatives and financial advisers employed by CBA and related ...