FEDERAL COURT

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against two loan brokers, a lender and the sole director of thr...

Financial planning

Recent Federal Court decisions have reasserted the powers of ASIC to disqualify company directors who have failed to fulfil their responsibilities....

Tools & guides

It is vital that superannuation fund members have an understanding of death benefits, says ING Australia's Scott Quinn....

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Financial planning

The Federal Government will draft regulation that will in effect reverse a Federal Court decision made in October last year that funded class actions are managed investme...

Financial planning

ASIC has obtained Federal Court orders freezing the assets of what it believes may be a Ponzi scheme....

Policy & Regulation

MLC Lifetime has reached an agreement to settle a dispute with the ATO regarding the tax treatment of a reinsurance contract entered into by MLC Lifetime in the 1998 tax ...

Financial planning

ASIC has cancelled City Pacific’s Australian financial services licence as the company continues to wind up....

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Financial planning

The Federal Court has issued consent orders that Refund Home Loans and its director, Wayne Ormond, made false and misleading statements to franchisees, according to the A...

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Financial planning

Law firm Levitt Robinson argues the compensation arrangements being negotiated between former Storm Financial clients and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia will not achi...

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Financial planning

State Trustees ordered to pay $13.5 million compensation to Westpoint investors....

Financial planning

More than 1,000 investors have found themselves tied up in property development schemes that have been identified as illegal....

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Funds management

Former Westpoint director Norm Carey is planning a return to property development but says he doesn't plan on using retail funds, according to an article in The Australia...

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Financial planning

A case has been filed in the Federal Court against Professional Investment Services (PIS) and one of its authorised representatives....

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Financial planning

The Federal Court of Australia in Melbourne has ordered that Pacific Blue Securities be wound up and limitations placed on its sole director, Sean Fogarty, pending furthe...

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Financial planning

ASIC has obtained a declaration against former Citrofresh managing director and chief executive Ravi Narain that he engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct....

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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