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ASIC wins ‘extraordinary’ asset freeze against crypto firm NGS
Cryptocurrency 2024-04-22 11:47 pm By Andy Sidler

Australians who sank $21.2 million into crypto firm NGS Crypto, including their retirement savings, may have been misled about the safety of their investments, according […]

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Eneco Refresh founder sentenced for market manipulation
Securities 2024-04-22 11:59 pm By Andy Sidler

The founder of ASX-listed bottled water company Eneco Refresh has been slapped with an 18-month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to market manipulation. Eneco’s Perth-based […]

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Macquarie Bank hit with $10M penalty over financial adviser’s theft
Financial Services 2024-04-19 3:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

 Macquarie Bank has agreed to pay a $10 million fine in proceedings brought ASIC after the bank admitted that it failed to monitor third-party withdrawals, […]

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ASIC appeals loss in landmark case over unfair insurance contracts
Insurance 2024-04-19 11:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

The corporate regulator is appealing a judgment that tossed its landmark action against Austo & General Insurance, saying the judge erred in construing an unclear […]

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Stockbroker ordered to pay $1M in ASIC market-rigging case
Securities 2024-04-17 11:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

Sydney stockbroker Adam Blumenthal has been ordered to pay close to $1 million after admitting to market rigging and breaching his duties as director of […]

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ASIC chair calls on lawyers to be ‘bold’ with AI
Business of Law 2024-04-16 10:02 pm By Sam Matthews

ASIC chair Joe Longo has called on lawyers to be bold in their embrace of emerging technologies, saying lawyers “must be careful with generative AI […]

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ASIC wins case against payday lender Sunshine Loans over ‘wrongheaded’ fees
Financial Services 2024-04-12 11:08 pm By Sam Matthews

In a win for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, a judge has found that payday lender Sunshine Loans charged thousands of customers prohibited fees, […]

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Noumi can’t keep lid on PwC report in ASIC case
Securities 2024-04-11 11:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former director of Noumi has won his challenge to the food manufacturer’s claim for legal professional privilege over a PricewaterhouseCoopers report commissioned by its […]

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Advisory firm Lanterne cops $1.25M penalty for ‘effectively ignoring’ AFSL obligations
Financial Services 2024-04-11 11:48 pm By Andy Sidler

Advisory firm Lanterne Fund, which operated as a ‘licensee for hire’, has been hit with a $1.25 million penalty for breaching its obligations as a […]

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ASIC launches appeal in landmark case over Finder Wallet’s cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency 2024-04-11 3:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is challenging a decision that Finder Wallet did not need a financial services licence to sell its defunct cryptocurrency […]

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