ASIC conviction as adviser gets suspended sentence

Craig Dangar, a former self-managed superannuation adviser, was sentenced on Friday at Downing Centre Local Court after pleading guilty to one count of lodging a false statement with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).

Dangar was convicted and released subject to a recognizance order, without security, and requiring him to be of good behaviour for 18 months.

An ASIC investigation into Dangar’s conduct between January 2004 and September 2007 led to three charges being laid by ASIC.

In July 2012 he pleaded guilty to falsely claiming in a document lodged with ASIC, to being a director of SMSF Consulting Pty Ltd.

In February 2013 Dangar received concurrent suspended sentences of 18 months imprisonment in relation to his charges of obtaining financial advantage by deception.

The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions prosecuted these matters.

ASIC commissioner Peter Kell said ASIC is focused on promoting the integrity of the self-managed super industry so that, ultimately, consumers feel confident when dealing in this area.

“This case is a reminder to industry participants in the self-managed super space that dishonest conduct will not be tolerated and can lead to criminal conviction,” he said.

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Anti-hawking adviser exemptions on chopping block 

Anti-hawking adviser exemptions on chopping block 

Minister for Financial Services Daniel Mulino will unveil the government’s response to the Shield and First Guardian collapse and “harmful lead generation” in the super system in a milestone address to the National Press Club on Wednesday. Among a raft of new regulatory measures, the government is expected to limit exemptions available to financial advisers under the anti-hawking laws brought in after the Hayne royal commission.

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