Fraudsters are using the following details to scam people: Name: john-lewis-partnerships.com (Clone of FCA Authorised Firms) Email: [email protected] Website: john-lewis-partnerships.com Scammers may give out other false details, including email addresses, telephone numbers, postal addresses and Firm Reference Numbers. They may mix these details with the genuine details of authorised firms. They may also change their …
Fraudsters are using the following details to scam people: Name: Everything Financial Loans UK (clone of an FCA authorised firm) Telephone: 02071932486 Email: [email protected], [email protected] Scammers may give out other false details, including email addresses, telephone numbers, postal addresses and Firm Reference Numbers. They may mix these details with the genuine details of authorised firms. …
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has today published a Consultation Paper seeking stakeholders’ views on how the European Single Electronic Format (ESEF) can be applied to sustainability reporting. The proposals also aim to ease the burden associated with financial reporting. It is a priority for ESMA …
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, is today publishing Q&As with further details on specific aspects of the practical application of the Guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms. The Q&As are related to green bonds [UCITS, AIF][1], the convergence on “meaningfully investing in sustainable …
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ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence held by Macgill Financial Services Pty Ltd ACN 096 357 630 (Macgill Financial Services) on 29 November 2024, after finding it has ceased to carry on a financial services business. ASIC may suspend or cancel an AFS licence, by giving written notice, if the licensee ceases to …
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ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence held by Patrick Joseph O’Neill on 9 November 2024, due to Mr O’Neill’s failure to comply with licence obligations. The Corporations Act imposes obligations on Australian financial services licensees. Mr O’Neill has not complied with the obligations to be a member of an external dispute resolution scheme, …
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Registered company auditor Joseph John Santangelo will not be able to audit companies until June 2026 after the Companies Auditors Disciplinary Board (CADB) found that he failed to carry out or perform adequately and properly the duties of an auditor in conducting the group audits of the financial statements of the entity comprising Greensill Capital …
Former Vocus Group Limited chair Vaughan Bowen has been acquitted of insider trading charges following a nearly five-week trial in the Melbourne County Court. A jury found Mr Bowen, of Brighton, Victoria, not guilty of two counts of insider trading relating to Mr Bowen’s disposal of more than 5.5 million Vocus shares on 4 June …
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ASIC is urging directors, preparers of financial reports and auditors to be aware of the enduring and ongoing focus areas in its proactive surveillance of financial reports for the year ending 31 December 2024. ASIC Commissioner Kate O’Rourke said, ‘We have highlighted matters that require the most judgement and use of estimates as these areas …
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