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| | ... adjourned to May 28 for further mention. In 2019, Valvo appeared on A Current Affair claiming that he was the victim of a scam. Valvo said he lost $50,000 through a fake trading platform. His family and friends also lost money from the scam. He told ... |
| | | The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is cracking down on finfluencers as more financial services firms turn to social media to promote products and services. The financial services regulator is aiming to get on top of firms that illegally promote ... |
| | | ... Reserve Cryptocurrency Index (IRCI), cynicism around Bitcoin is at all-time lows, with fewer people considering it to be a scam - down from 14% in 2019 to 6% in 2024. In addition, 69% of Australians consider Bitcoin to be either money, a store of value ... |
| | | ... "Creigh transferred funds invested in the Crypto Fund overseas to invest in the LAG Fund, which turned out to be an investment scam, causing investors to lose approximately $7.7 million." ASIC said Creigh was not adequately trained or competent as he ... |
| | | The corporate regulator says it has shut down about 3500 investment scam websites since July 2023 to protect Australians from digitally enabled misconduct. According to ASIC's latest enforcement and regulatory update, it has secured almost $60 million ... |
| | | ... if that's the case, then you can relate to the fact that you might lose that diamond if you lost all their data through a scam or a hack," he said. As such, he said advisers should start treating client data as a 'precious gemstone'. "You certainly wouldn't ... |
| | | A duo who allegedly defrauded self-managed super funds (SMSF) have been charged by the Melbourne Magistrates Court with a string of criminal offences. The charges follow an ASIC investigation into the activities of Joseph Cullia and Zoran Markovic ... |
| | | ... single year, reflecting a 23% increase from the previous year's figures. This escalation was driven by an alarming rise in scam-related and financial hardship complaints. AFCA registered 8987 complaints related to scams, up 95% from the previous year ... |
| | | The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has revised the maximum amount consumers can claim for compensation. As of 1 January 2024, the maximum compensation amount a complainant can apply for is $1.263 million, which was previously $1.085 ... |
| | | Macquarie introduced new digital features and security enhancements on Macquarie Wrap, including account-level performance reporting and a live chat function in Adviser Online. The platform's updated account-level performance reporting functionality ... |
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