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Former Gold Coast businessman Anthony Silver charged with fraud

Following an ASIC investigation, Mr Anthony Keith Silver (also known as Tony Silver) of Tasmania, has today appeared before the Southport Magistrates Court charged with five counts of fraud to the value of $1.815 million. ASIC alleges that between 2009 and 2010, Mr Silver dishonestly caused a detriment to investors by using investment funds for …

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FXonspot

Unauthorised firm – FXonspot Address: 4901A, 5 Jewry St, London, UNITED KINGDOM, EC3N 2EX Website: www.globalspotfx.com, www.fxonspot.com Be aware that some firms may give out other details or change their contact details over time to new email addresses, telephone numbers or physical addresses.

Pro Capital Markets

Unauthorised firm – Pro Capital Markets Address: A Seedammstrasse 3, 1st floor, Pfaeffikon SZ, CH-8808, SWITZERLAND Telephone: 02 033322626; 02039661938; 02039668521, 01 163181331; 02038683614; 02038683604, 02 038683605; 01865679098 Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Website: https://procapitalmarkets.com/en/; procapitaltraderoom.com Be aware that some firms may give out other details or change their contact …

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Interim asset restraint orders made against Corporate Authorised Representatives of OTC derivatives provider

ASIC has applied to the Federal Court in Sydney for orders (pursuant to section 1323 of the Corporations Act) to protect customers while an investigation is underway. On 12 and 17 December 2019, the Court made orders against Maxi EFX Global AU Pty Ltd (trading as EuropeFX) and BrightAU Capital Pty Ltd (trading as TradeFred), …

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ASIC reports on practices in wholesale foreign exchange markets

ASIC today released Report 652 Wholesale FX practices in Australia, summarising our work in wholesale foreign exchange (FX) markets during 2018 and 2019. The report highlights our observations of better practices and some poor practices used by participants operating in the market. FX is a key global market and is of systemic importance to the …

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ASIC’s assessment of ASX Limited’s AQUA market

ASIC has today made recommendations to improve ASX Limited’s (ASX) compliance with its market licence obligations, following an assessment of the AQUA market for exchange traded products (ETPs) operated by ASX. Report 644 Assessment of ASX’s arrangements for exchanged traded AQUA products makes recommendations focusing on three key areas: AQUA market governance, risk and strategy …

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ASIC releases report on mining and exploration initial public offers

An ASIC review of mining and exploration initial public offers (IPO) has found that companies, directors and lead managers need to implement better practices that take account of the unique characteristics and vulnerabilities of the micro-cap sector. Report 641 An inside look at mining and exploration initial public offers considered IPO practices and processes from …

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ASIC bans South Australian adviser for five years

ASIC has banned financial adviser Wendy Chapman from providing financial services for five years. This follows an ASIC surveillance of Ms Chapman’s advice while an authorised representative of National Australia Bank Limited and Key Financial Planners Pty Ltd. ASIC found that Ms Chapman failed to gather relevant client information when providing personal financial product advice, …

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Liquidator Disciplinary Committee sanctions liquidator Mitchell Ball by imposing conditions on registration

A Disciplinary Committee has imposed conditions on the registration of registered liquidator, Mitchell Warren Ball of BPS Recovery. The conditions, delivered in a decision on 25 November 2019, are in summary: Mr Ball must not take further appointments as a registered liquidator until 1 December 2020; for the period from 1 December 2020 until 1 …

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ASIC bans Melbourne adviser for SMSF advice

ASIC has banned financial adviser Jihad Soleiman, of Wollert, Victoria from providing financial services for six years. Mr Soleiman was an authorised representative of Apogee Financial Planning Limited (Apogee) during the period June 2013 to February 2018. Clients of Mr Soleiman approached him for advice about establishing self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) for the purposes of …

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