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4 November 2015 MEDIA RELEASE
15-323MR ASIC repeats warning to Australian borrowers about lending scams

ASIC is warning Australians about scammers asking consumers to make upfront payments for loans that are never provided. This new warning comes on the ...

4 November 2015 MEDIA RELEASE
15-322MR Court orders penalty for false and misleading 'Free SMSF Setup' advertising

The Federal Court of Australia has made declarations and ordered Superannuation Warehouse Australia Pty Ltd (SWA) to pay a penalty of $25,000 for ...

3 November 2015 MEDIA RELEASE
15-321MR OCM pays $30,600 penalty for misleading advertising

O.C.M. Online Capital Markets Pty Ltd (OCM) has paid $30,600 in penalties after ASIC issued three infringement notices for false or misleading online ...

30 October 2015 MEDIA RELEASE
15-320MR ASIC 2014–15 Annual report tabled

ASIC’s annual report for the 2014–15 financial year was tabled on Friday 30 October 2015 in the Australian Parliament. The annual report is now ...

30 October 2015 MEDIA RELEASE
15-319MR ASIC helps inform payday lending review

ASIC has today put forward a submission to the Independent Review of the Small Amount Credit laws. ASIC’s submission to the review notes that the ...

30 October 2015 MEDIA RELEASE
15-314MR ASIC publishes changes to market integrity rules

ASIC today published amendments to ASIC market integrity rules to ensure warrants and exchange traded funds (ETFs) admitted to quotation on Chi-X ...

29 October 2015 MEDIA RELEASE
15-318MR Westpac to refund premiums for unwanted insurance cover

Following an ASIC surveillance, Westpac will write to more than 10,600 insurance customers and will offer to refund any premiums paid for insurance ...

29 October 2015 MEDIA RELEASE
15-317MR Victorian auditor's registration suspended

ASIC has suspended the registration of Victorian auditor Philip James Dowsley, following a successful application to the Companies Auditors and ...

29 October 2015 MEDIA RELEASE
15-315MR ASIC report on funeral insurance highlights increasing premiums and high cancellation rates

ASIC has today released a report on funeral insurance, highlighting that funeral insurance premiums tend to rise steeply for the over-50s and that ...

28 October 2015 MEDIA RELEASE
15-316MR ASIC bans Melbourne mortgage broker

ASIC has permanently banned Mr John Cilmi, a Melbourne-based mortgage broker from engaging in credit activities and has cancelled the Australian ...

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