Life ban for tombstoning

Former Lionsgate authorised representative, Pavan Vyas, has pleaded guilty to two charges of dishonest conduct and faces a maximum penalty of 10 years jail and a fine of $450,000 per offence when his case resumes next month.

Vyas, who is from West Pennant Hills in Sydney’s northwest, was caught submitting insurance applications in the names of dead or fictitious people, which is commonly known as ‘tombstoning’. He submitted 15 false insurance applications to earn $243,433 in commissions.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission banned Vyas from working in the finance industry for life in July.

Vyas was released on bail and his case resumes in the Downing Centre Local Court on September 6.

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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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