Articles tagged with 'court'

Conviction over $4.2m misappropriation

26 November 2008 | Sydney man convicted over unlicensed scheme.


ASIC freezes questionable investment scheme

17 September 2008 | More than 40 New South Wales investors affected.


Court rules in favour of Basis Capital investors

30 July 2008 | Orders return of $23 million.


Broker sentenced in Victoria Court

17 July 2008 | Melbourne broker sentenced to 18 month’s jail after ASIC investigation


Trusted adviser commits fraud

29 May 2008 | Former financial adviser, and deputy mayor, is behind bars.


Former director on early release super

19 February 2008 | Brisbane-based former director to face 22 criminal charges.


Green light for MIS test case

18 October 2007 | ATO clears the way.


ASIC busts thief

26 September 2007 | Accused facing 47 theft charges.


Westpoint promoter to face criminal charges

14 September 2007 | Neil Burnard committed to stand trial next month.


Planner’s Malaysian arrest ends in jail time

3 September 2007 | Wattle scheme claims another scalp.


Tax office mounts High Court appeal

6 August 2007 | Commissioner disagrees with Federal Court.


Early super release operator prosecuted

20 June 2007 | The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has moved against another early release superannuation operator, announcing this week that it had succeeded in obtaining consent orders in the NSW Supreme Court against Luisito Vega of Mount Druitt, NSW.


ASIC acts on early release super operator

25 May 2007 | Another alleged early release superannuation promoter has been the subject of action initiated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.


Insurance fraudster caught out

19 March 2007 | A former Melbourne insurance intermediary has been sentenced to 21 months jail, fully suspended, and fined $10,000 after dishonestly using more than $130,000 of insurance premiums for his own purposes.


Pisano faces further charges

18 January 2007 | A Perth-based adviser previously investigated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for 33 counts of fraud, now faces an additional 12 charges.


Stockbroker jailed

12:00 AM | A former Adelaide options adviser and stockbroker has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison.


Dishonest insurance agent caught out

27 September 2006 | A former Victorian insurance agent and broker has pleaded guilty to two counts of dishonesty following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.


Margin lending used in alleged fraud

6 September 2006 | Two men who allegedly enticed people to enter into margin loan arrangements have been committed to stand trial in the NSW District Court following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission into a scheme which ended up costing Macquarie Bank around $4.5 million.


Adviser banned for inappropriate advice

21 August 2006 | The corporate regulator has banned a former representative of the Lonsdale Financial Group from providing financial services for five years after finding he gave clients inappropriate investment advice and also breached the Corporations Act.


Insurance broker tripped up

16 August 2006 | Dishonesty charges have been laid against an insurance broker in the Melbourne Magistrates Court following an investigation by the corporate regulator.


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