Australia
Aussie bank faces landmark lawsuit over bad advice
Major Australian bank Westpac could face multi-million dollar fines after the country’s financial services watchdog commenced legal proceedings against it over allegations of poor financial advice provided by one of its former employees.
Bahrain apartment not enough to avoid Aussie income tax
A man who has lived and worked in the Middle East since 2009 has failed to convince an appeal court that he is a non-resident of Australia and therefore should not have to pay income tax.
Aussie Royal Commission: How did we get here and what’s next?
The Royal Commission has shaken consumer confidence in Australia’s wealth market to its core. For Michael Ohanessian, chief executive of Aussie platform Praemium, the key question is: “So, how did we get here?”
400 advisers in limbo as major Australian IFA shuts its doors
Dover Financial, one of Australia’s largest financial advice firms, has announced it will be closing its business in July amid an ongoing investigation by the country’s corporate watchdog.
Adviser charged for ploughing A$5.9m into sea snail scam
An Australian financial adviser who funnelled his clients’ money into a failed abalone farm has been charged with six counts of fraud totalling approximately A$5.9m (£3.3m, €3.8m, $4.4m).