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Financial services barrister, Noel Davis, explores the recent Federal Court decision on IOOF’s use of the member’s reserve and concludes that superannuation fund members ...

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Financial planning

Registered tax agent, Nigel Bradshaw, has been sentenced to a one-year jail term after he was caught stealing refunds from clients....

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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....

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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....

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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...

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Financial planning

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

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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...

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Financial planning

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

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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...

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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....

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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...

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Financial planning

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

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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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