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ASIC bans Melbourne adviser

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2022
... by Ruthenberg, was an authorised representative of The FinancialLink Group Pty Ltd (TFLG) at the time of the alleged misconduct. In August last year, Ruthenberg lodged an application for review of ASIC's decision with the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. ...

SEC fines UBS Financial Services over fraud charges

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
... risks, and the SEC will remain vigilant and continue to take action to protect those who invest in these products from misconduct." While UBS has not admitted or denied the SEC's allegations, it did agree to a cease-and-desist order and to pay a disgorgement ...

ASIC obtains orders to freeze assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
... concluded it will continue to investigate and take action against unlicensed financial services businesses with a focus on misconduct involving cryptocurrency.

ANZ sued by ASIC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
... dollars in fees while the average cash advance fees and interest charged per affected account was $47". "This alleged misconduct is the result of system errors within ANZ and a lack of effort to comprehensively fix these issues. We say that ANZ has been ...

Allianz subsidiary, former portfolio managers charged over massive fraud

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... 9.2607085709004% -- this time by cutting the number 18 in half." The SEC also alleges the trio attempted to conceal their misconduct from the regulator, providing false testimony and having "meetings in vacant construction sites to discuss sending their ...

Charges laid in lengthy ASIC investigation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022
... cosmetic surgery for his partner, buying a house and paying off debts owed to 'Wolf of Wall Street' Jordan Belfort. The misconduct was uncovered while ASIC was looking into the misappropriation of funds from the IPO for Elsmore Resources Limited, which ...

Maritime Super slapped with infringement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022
... communications about fees," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "ASIC has a number of regulatory tools to address alleged misconduct where we are concerned that consumer harm may occur, including the issuing of infringement notices. "We remain focused ...

BT Funds Management fined $20m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
... super balances. The commissions charged totaled $9 million, ASIC said, with deputy chair Sarah Court adding that the misconduct "was caused by the failure to implement proper systems to ensure customers are correctly charged". BT Funds Management was ...

Westpac fined $1.5m for mis-selling insurance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
... insurance." She also warned that under the new penalty regime ASIC would seek significantly increased penalties for misconduct related to the mis-selling of consumer credit insurance products. Justice Katzman believed the issued penalty was appropriate ...

GAM loses insto mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022
... has disclosed the loss of a substantial institutional mandate and, in a separate matter, seen the details of a 2018 misconduct investigation aired by the UK regulator. Overnight GAM International announced an unnamed institutional client is withdrawing ...