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Blockchain Global director can’t leave country amid ASIC probe
Court orders have been issued barring a director of cryptocurrency exchange operator Blockchain Global from travelling outside Australia while the corporate regulator investigates the collapse of the exchange.
WiseTech office raided in probe of Richard White share trades
WiseTech's Sydney office has been raided by federal police and the corporate regulator as part of an investigation into share trading by its billionaire chairman and founder Richard White and three others.
ASIC, eToro settlement falls through in novel CFD case
Trial has kicked off in ASIC's first-ever design and distribution suit over high-risk contracts for difference, after an in-principle agreement reached with investment company eToro fell through.
Adviser banned as ASIC probes $526M investment into Shield, First Guardian
ASIC has secured an interim injunction against financial adviser Ferras Merhi, whose network of advisers is accused of leading thousands of clients to invest $526 million into two failed funds.
ASIC seeks injunction against adviser linked to $520M in Shield, First Guardian investments
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. 
Another Keystone Shield spruiker cops financial adviser ban
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.
US-based Air T to acquire regional carrier Rex Airlines
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.
Westpac agrees to $20M penalty in ASIC case against RAMS
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.
MWL Financial adviser banned for recommending failed Shield fund
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.
eToro settles with ASIC in novel suit over CFDs
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.