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Insignia’s class action hearing has closed with a clash over the role media played in the share price drop, the alleged admissions made in an almost decade-old statement...
Financial planning
The first week of the Insignia Financial class action case has seen allegations of misconduct, insider trading, front running and failure to manage conflicts of interest....
Financial planning
A former Perth financial adviser has been sentenced for making unauthorised client transactions and engaging in dishonest conduct....
SMSF
A former Melbourne financial planner has pleaded guilty to three counts of engaging in dishonest conduct regarding SMSFs while running a financial services business. ...
Financial planning
A former Adelaide financial adviser has been sentenced for two counts of falsifying company books, having previously been charged last June. ...
Funds management
Criminal proceedings against CBA regarding sales of consumer credit insurance have been dismissed by the Federal Court due to a statute bar....
Financial planning
A former Tasmanian-based financial adviser has been convicted of fraud....
Funds management
The largest-ever penalty for breaches of Market Integrity Rules has been handed down by the Federal Court to Commonwealth Securities and Australian Investment Exchange. ...
Funds management
The Full Federal Court has dismissed an appeal by Mayfair 101 Group to overturn the findings of misleading or deceptive advertising and a $30 million penalty....
Financial planning
EC Audit was fined $40,000 while Robert Evett was fined $10,000 for auditing standards breaches of Halifax Investment Services....
Policy & Regulation
Former director of Australasia Wealth Services and Management, James Feng, has been charged with authorising the making of a false or misleading statement to the Australi...
Policy & Regulation
Financial services companies cannot necessarily rely on claims of legal privilege to prevent the Australian Securities and Investments Commission obtaining documents – so...
Policy & Regulation
A Queensland financial adviser has pleaded guilty to dishonestly using around $1.1m of client money for his own use. ...
Superannuation
Appeals by QSuper and Investors Exchange Limited against the Australian Financial Complaints Authority have been dismissed by the courts as the body has been found to hav...
Superannuation
The decision by the owners of research and ratings house Zenith to call off their bid for Chant West has resulted in the initiation of court action....
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