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Financial planning

The corporate watchdog has alleged Keith James Flowers of using his position as director dishonestly and obtaining financial advantage by deception....

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has registered another win its prolonged legal battle over the collapse of MFS Investment Management....

Policy & Regulation

A former Perth financial services representative has been banned from providing financial services following a Court conviction for four counts of stealing....

Accounting

A NSW SMSF accountant and former financial adviser has pleaded guilty to two charges of making false and misleading statements and fraudulent misappropriation of client f...

Financial planning

A former NAB financial adviser has appeared in court after ASIC brought two charges against him that he forged financial planning documents....

Funds management

The collapse of MFS Group and the Premium Income Fund had its corollary in the Queensland Supreme Court today with the five most senior executives suffering long disquali...

Financial planning

ASIC has commenced proceedings against Wealth and Risk Management (WRM), and related companies Yes FP and Jeca....

Financial planning

A former Sydney financial adviser was permanently banned from providing financial services after pleading guilty to three charges of dishonesty, and creating false docume...

Financial planning

A class action against Sandhurst Trustees, related to its oversight of Wickham Securities, will reach the courts with a first hearing date set for late July....

Superannuation

Former CommInsure managing director, Peter Beck, has won a 10-year legal battle with the Commonwealth Bank over his multi-million dollar defined benefit pension entitleme...

Financial planning

Banned Queensland-based planning principal, Bradley Thomas Sherwin, will face 34 charges relating to fraud following an ASIC investigation....

Superannuation

Federal Court has permanently banned Gold Coast businessman, Craig Gore, from providing financial services over misuse of more than $4 million raised from SMSFs....

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