FEDERAL COURT

Funds management

The corporate regulator has alleged PE Capital Funds Management had operated a number of unregistered managed investment schemes without an Australian financial services ...

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Life/Risk

TAL is acknowledging the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s pursuit of charges against in the Federal Court but pointing out that the regulator did not wi...

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Funds management

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has announced that the Federal Court has ordered the winding up of un unregistered managed investment scheme operated...

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Superannuation

In an unusual move, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission is taking civil action in the Federal Court to force a Gold Coast accountant to abide by an enfor...

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Financial planning

The liquidated firm’s managing director, Robert Marie, has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay $100,000 after he and the firm were found to have issued five defectiv...

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Financial planning

Arlene Caolboy has been fined $40,000 for claiming she was a registered tax agent and unlawfully providing tax agent services....

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SMSF

The Federal Court has ordered Secure Investments and Aqulia Group to wind up after it found Secure Investments and its director Mudasir Naseeruddin had breached the Corpo...

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Financial planning

A month after being subject to Federal Court proceedings launched by the corporate regulator, the financial services group has announced it would re-brand to E&P Financia...

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Superannuation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is backing the Federal Court’s precedent in the IOOF case on how and when superannuation funds can use member reserve...

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Funds management

It is alleged the sponsored link advertisements promoting Mayfair debenture products were misleading or deceptive....

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Superannuation

A leading plaintiff law firm has called for employers to be placed under a legal obligation to select the right default superannuation fund for their employees at the sam...

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Funds management

Union Standard International Group may proceed against the corporate watchdog for damages arising from inaccurate statements and a failure to mention key matters regardin...

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Financial planning

The Federal Court has imposed penalties amounting to $9.15 million on Westpac because of its failure as a licensee with respect to poor financial advice provided by a for...

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Life/Risk

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s Federal Court case against major insurer, TAL, will test the circumstances and extent to which life insurers can ga...

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Funds management

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has taken further steps to wind up Chris Marco’s alleged unregistered managed investment scheme....

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