Financial planners could potentially be left uncovered for unlimited professional indemnity insurance liability if insurers refuse to embrace new changes to the way in wh...

The extension of an asset-freezing order against former Westpoint company Rold Corporation has been rejected by the Federal Court of Australia as a result of legislative ...

The proposed merger between insurance houses Promina Group and Suncorp Metway received positive support from shareholders yesterday paving the way for the merger to be fi...

The Financial Industry Complaints Service has prevailed in a Federal Court application over its jurisdiction to resolve Westpoint complaints, but it has turned out to be ...

An Australian Federal Court has ruled that the Financial Industry Complaints Service has the jurisdiction to deal with complaints against financial advisers who recommend...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has sought orders from the Federal Court of Australia for the winding up of several Melbourne-based investment scheme...

The corporate regulator is currently seeking orders in the Federal Court of Australia to stop Sample & Partners, a mortgage broking company, from engaging in misleading a...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has been granted Federal Court orders to wind up a total of 14 companies associated with the failed Westpoint group....

One former financial adviser has been banned from providing financial services for three years, and another for 12 months, at the hands of the corporate regulator for var...

Two unregistered managed investment schemes and three associated companies will be wound up following a Federal Court of Australia order initiated by an Australian Securi...

The financial services regulator has obtained undertakings in the Federal Court of Australia stopping the activities of the operators of an unregistered investment scheme...

The promoter of a scheme offering the early release of superannuation benefits has pleaded guilty to dishonestly inducing persons to deal in financial products in the Sou...

The corporate regulator has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against a mortgage broker for his conduct in applying for two lo-doc loans for one of ...

The Tasmanian District Registry of the Federal Court of Australia has issued orders to wind up two unregistered investment schemes that attracted over $5.5 million in inv...