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ASIC brings first case over unfair insurance contract terms
Insurance 2023-04-04 10:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has brought its first-ever case concerning unfair insurance contract terms, targeting Auto & General Insurance Company’s standard form home […]

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Fraud charges against ailing Octaviar director dropped
Financial Services 2023-04-03 3:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

Prosecutors have dropped its fraud case against the former chief financial officer of a unit of collapsed Gold Coast finance company Octaviar Investments, citing his […]

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Star execs deny duty to ensure casino operator complied with law
Gaming 2023-03-30 5:08 pm By Sam Matthews

Eleven current and former Star Entertainment executives have refuted ASIC’s claims that they breached their duties in relation to the casino operator’s lax money laundering […]

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Westpac, ASIC feud over scope of financial services in Ausgrid insider trading case
Corporate 2023-03-30 10:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Westpac has hit back at a bid by ASIC to add an allegation to the regulator’s insider trading case that hinges on the bank providing […]

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ASIC investigates ASX over CHESS replacement program
Securities 2023-03-29 10:06 pm By Sam Matthews

The corporate watchdog has commenced a probe into ASX’s handling of the CHESS replacement program, including in relation to possible continuous disclosure breaches and misleading […]

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Beauty brand McPherson’s denies ASIC case over Dr LeWinn sales forecast
ASIC 2023-03-28 9:49 pm By Sam Matthews

Beauty giant McPherson’s has denied ASIC’s claims that it misled the market and breached its disclosure obligations in 2020, arguing that a document showing sales […]

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Former ANZ unit says ASIC should ask bank for info in fees for no service case
Financial Services 2023-03-21 8:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has rejected arguments by superannuation trustee OnePath Custodians that the corporate regulator must look to former parent company ANZ for evidence in its […]

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Tesla Australia director gets suspended sentence for insider trading
Securities 2023-03-21 8:22 am By Christine Caulfield

Tesla Motors Australia former director Kurt Schlosser has been given a suspended sentence for trading in shares of a lithium supplier based on insider information. […]

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‘Enabled misconduct’: Lawyers, liquidators slam ASIC’s track record
ASIC 2023-03-20 2:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A law firm and several peak bodies for professionals in the corporate sphere have criticised the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s enforcement track record, saying […]

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Star Entertainment pleads guilty to Queensland gambling law violations
Gaming 2023-03-20 10:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Star Entertainment has pleaded guilty in Queensland to seven charges of allowing the purchase of gambling chips with a credit card, months after being with […]

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