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ASIC seeks injunction against adviser linked to $520M in Shield, First Guardian investments
ASIC 2025-10-23 11:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

ASIC wants an injunction against a financial adviser whose “honey pot” marketing allegedly led to 6,000 clients pumping over $520 million into the collapsed Shield and First Guardian funds. 

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Another Keystone Shield spruiker cops financial adviser ban
Financial Services 2025-10-23 11:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

A second MWL Financial adviser has been banned this week by the corporate regulator as part of its probe into the costly collapse of Keystone’s failed Shield Master Fund.

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US-based Air T to acquire regional carrier Rex Airlines
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-10-22 11:32 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The administrators of struggling regional airline Rex have entered into a sale agreement with NASDAQ-listed aviation holding company Air T, with the federal government stepping in to facilitate the sale.

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Westpac agrees to $20M penalty in ASIC case against RAMS
ASIC 2025-10-21 11:56 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has raised concerns about whether an agreed-to $20 million penalty against Westpac’s defunct home loan subsidiary RAMS is enough to deter other lenders from breaking credit rules.

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MWL Financial adviser banned for recommending failed Shield fund
Financial Services 2025-10-21 11:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

The corporate regulator has banned a MWL Financial adviser for eight years for recommending clients park the bulk of their superannuation into Keystone’s high-risk Shield Master Fund, which has since collapsed.

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eToro settles with ASIC in novel suit over CFDs
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-10-20 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The court will not get a chance to rule on the design and distribution obligations in the marketing of contracts for difference, after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission reached an agreement with eToro to resolve the first case of its kind. 

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ATO defeats bid by Brite receivers to be dragged into ASIC case
Tax 2025-10-20 11:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has refused to join the ATO as an interested party to a case over the receivership of investment platform Brite Advisors, after the receivers worried they could be on the hook for $75.4 million in capital gains tax. 

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ASIC loses case against ex-Freedom boss, manager over sales incentives
Financial Services 2025-10-17 11:12 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A court has tossed the corporate regulator’s case against Freedom Insurance’s former boss and another executive, finding that a sales incentives scheme did not breach conflicted remuneration laws.

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ASIC wins winding up orders against property developer ALAMMC
Construction 2025-10-14 11:56 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

ASIC has secured winding up orders against Gold Coas- based ALAMMC Developments and a number of related companies amid concerns the property developer mismanaged millions of investors funds.

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Rent-to-own company appeals $7.4M penalty for Credit Act breaches
Appeals 2025-10-09 11:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A rental company providing long-term leases for household items has appealed a ruling slapping it with a $7.4 million penalty for loan agreements that did not comply with credit laws. 

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