The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has set up a special page for customers of Berndale Capital Securities Pty Ltd, whose AFS license was cancelled by the Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC) in November last year. AFCA is aware that ASIC has obtained freezing orders from the Federal Court against Berndale and its principals. The regulator suspects that Berndale and its ex-director Stavro D’Amore may have breached client money obligations, and contravened other laws. Berndale was a retail OTC derivative issuer and its Australian Financial Services licence was cancelled on November 22, ... (full story)