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PIS to pay $5.9m to Westpoint investors

ASIC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
The Federal Court of Australia has approved the settlement of an ASIC-initiated compensation claim to PIS clients who were advised to invest in failed Westpoint Group - ordering PIS to pay $5.9 million to these clients. The court approved a distribution ...

ASIC targets another MIS scheme

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... entity of managed investment scheme, Finchley Development Capital Funds. ASIC is seeking orders from the Federal Court of Australia to have Finchley wound up and a liquidator appointed to the company. Finchley is the responsible entity of a registered ...

ASIC bans Firepower adviser

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
... December 2003 and December 2006. Ward can appeal ASIC's decision. ASIC started civil proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against entities associated with Firepower Holdings Group in July 2008. These entities included Owston Nominees, Seaswan ...

FPA and Bannister Mansfield settle in court

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
... director, Gavin Murphy, has apologised for the ads placed in the media. The FPA started proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia in early February after Bannister Mansfield placed allegedly "misleading and deceptive advertisements" in the Daily ...

West Pymble adviser charged

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
... previously found guilty in June 1999, March 2000 and August 2001. In June 1999 Justice Sackville in the Federal Court of Australia sentenced Matthews to a two month suspended jail sentence for breaching Justice O'Connor's orders of 19 February 1999 which ...

Tassie adviser banned

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... Tribunal (AAT) refused the application and upheld the ban. Moore has appealed the AAT decision to the Federal Court of Australia. The appeal is scheduled to occur in Hobart in May.

Masu settles Westpoint case

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) for 85 investors sold Westpoint Group financial products. The Federal Court of Australia settled the two remaining complaints on confidential terms yesterday. The other 83 claims in the class action were already ...

ASIC bans Oxford Investments

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC), backed by the Federal Court of Australia, banned Tasmanian based Oxford Investments Tasmania and its sole director for advising on financial products for 10 years. As a result, the firm and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... news, Beconwood Securities' action against ANZ Banking Group regarding Opes Prime continues in the Federal Court of Australia in Melbourne. Court action relating to the Opes Prime collapse also continues in Sydney. Dexion Ltd and Early Learning Services ...

Doja faces jail time

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008
... advantage for investors by arranging 100% Investment Loans through Macquarie Bank. In other news, the Federal Court of Australia in Melbourne made orders by consent against former financial adviser, Mr Ian Douglas Bristow of Warrandyte, Victoria, following ...