The last three months have seen at least three high-profile court cases involving adviser misconduct, keeping the corporate regulator on its toes to wrap up a busy quarter.
Former van Eyk chief executive, Mark Peter Thomas, has been permanently banned by ASIC for performing any function involved in running or controlling a financial services provider.
The former CEO has been sentenced for using his position as a director dishonestly. The former CEO of van Eyk Research, Mark Peter Thomas, has been sentenced to one year and three months’ imprisonm
Former van Eyk Research chief executive, Mark Peter Thomas, has been charged with four counts of dishonestly using his position as a director or officer of a company with the intention of gaining an advantage for himself, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
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Former CEO of van Eyk Research Pty Ltd charged with breaches of directors’ duties
On 18 May 2021, Mr Mark Peter Thomas of Kanimbla, New South Wales, appeared in the Downing Centre Local Court charged with four counts of dishonestly using his position as a director or officer of a company with the intention of gaining an advantage for himself.
ASIC alleges that between 31 January 2014 and 20 February 2014, Mr Thomas:
– as an officer of van Eyk Research Pty Ltd (van Eyk Research) and director of a New Zealand-based subsidiary of van Eyk Research, Blueprint Investment Management Ltd (BIML), facilitated a nearly $5 million investment from BIML (BIML Investment);