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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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ASIC approves Cboe’s application to compete with ASX for IPOs
Securities 2025-10-07 11:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has approved Cboe’s application to list companies on its platform, in direct competition with market operators, including the Australian Securities Exchange.

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Man sentenced for insider trading ahead of $20M Cann Group share placement
White Collar 2025-10-07 11:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Victorian man has pleaded guilty and been sentenced for trading on insider information ahead of the public announcement of a $20 million share placement for medical cannabis company Cann Group.

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ASIC says 15 auditors likely did not comply with independence rules
ASIC 2025-10-07 11:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A recent review by ASIC found 15 auditors of different sizes failed to demonstrate compliance with independence and conflict of interest obligations.

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ASIC sues Fiducian Group over ESG representations
ASIC 2025-10-03 3:37 pm By Sam Matthews

Looking to continue its hot streak of successful anti-greenwashing cases, the corporate regulator has taken Fiducian Investment Management to court over allegedly misleading representations about its ESG fund.

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Hall Chadwick NSW failed to prevent auditor rotation breaches: ASIC
Accounting 2025-10-02 12:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has accepted court-enforceable undertakings from Hall Chadwick NSW and three of its auditors after finding the firm’s systems failed to detect breaches of auditor rotation requirements. 

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Cbus admits liability in ASIC death benefit case, faces penalty hearing
ASIC 2025-10-01 11:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

Super fund Cbus has made admissions in the corporate regulator’s case over long delays in the processing of $20 million in death and disability claims, with the action to progress directly to penalty.

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In High Court case, ASIC reminds justices litigants can’t ‘choose their judges’
Courts 2025-09-30 11:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge did not need to recuse himself from deciding the penalty in ASIC’s case against Sunshine Loans because his earlier adverse credit findings — far from giving rise to bias concerns — were relevant to the task, the regulator has told the High Court.

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REST misled over 2,000 members about insurance cover, ASIC says
Superannuation 2025-09-29 11:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Super trustee Retail Employees Superannuation has paid two infringement notices after ASIC alleged it misled over 2,000 members after inadvertently activating insurance cover.

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Government to require crypto exchanges to hold financial services licence
Cryptocurrency 2025-09-26 11:58 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Cryptocurrency exchanges will be required to hold an Australian Financial Services Licence under proposed legislation announced by assistant treasurer Dr Daniel Mulino.

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