ASIC has confirmed it is investigating at least one ratings house which said Keystone’s failed Shield Master Fund was of ‘investment grade’, as the corporate watchdog seeks to claw back $480 million in investor funds.
A judge has ordered ANZ to explain itself after hearing the director of a Gold Coast property developer under investigation withdrew $112,000 from a bank account subject to freezing orders.
A developer has won an injunction to stop a builder from enforcing an adjudication decision in a dispute over a $3 million payment claim, with a judge finding it would be an abuse of process to make the developer pay.
Renewables and energy storage company Edify Energy has been acquired by Canadian pension fund La Caisse in a $1.1 billion deal, which includes investments in two planned solar and BESS hybrid projects.
An ASIC report into private credit has found that commercial property construction and development presents the “greatest potential risk” of impairment or credit loss, as well as being more likely to involve conflicts of interest and opaque fee arrangements.
Industrial battery manufacturer Battery Energy Power Solutions has boosted its security capability by acquiring Melbourne-based critical infrastructure asset manager accesstel.
ASIC’s chair was grilled by members of parliament on Thursday over whether the regulator would take action against individuals within ANZ, after the bank agreed to pay $240 million in penalties for “widespread misconduct”.
Human resources company Employment Hero, which has accused Seek of abusing its dominance by cutting access to its platform, has rejected claims in the hiring giant’s defence of misuse of candidate data.
Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins is appealing a finding that she defamed Linda Reynolds in social media posts that implied the former Defence minister mishandled her rape allegations against ex-colleague Bruce Lehrmann.
Developer Techin MBS has filed a lawsuit against Maddocks, claiming the law firm is liable for negligence if a contract of sale for a penthouse in Toorak with multi-millionaire Scott Shearman is not found to be binding.