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ASIC fines Maritime Super for misleading super members over fees
Industry fund Maritime Super has been fined $26,640 by the corporate regulator for allegedly misleading members about the impact of its partnership with superannuation fund Hostplus.
Westpac slugged with $113M in penalties in six ASIC cases
A judge on Friday slugged Westpac with a $40 million penalty for charging advice fees to over 11,800 dead customers in the last of six cases brought by the corporate regulator, taking the total to be paid by the bank to $113 million.
Judge signs off on $32M in penalties against Westpac
A judge has approved $32 million in penalties against Westpac in two cases brought by the corporate regulator accusing the bank of misleading thousands of “vulnerable” customers about their debts and failing to manage the accounts of deregistered companies.
IOOF unit settles ASIC’s cybersecurity test case
IOOF unit RI Advice has agreed to settle novel proceedings brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission claiming it failed to protect its clients against cybersecurity risks.
ASIC suspends Dixon Advisory’s financial services licence
In yet another blow for the embattled wealth manager, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has suspended Dixon Advisory's financial services licence.
‘Most expensive silk in Australia’: ASIC to argue ex-Tennis Australia boss must pay for ‘luxuries’
Almost half of the $3 million in legal costs incurred by former Tennis Australia president Steven Healy in successfully defending against the regulator's case over the broadcast rights to the Open were for "luxuries of litigation" that he should pay for himself, ASIC has told a court.
Melissa Caddick’s parents say receivers not entitled to Edgecliff home
The parents of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick have staked their claim over her $2.6 million Edgecliff home, which they say they have lived in since 2017 according to a binding agreement with their daughter.
Former lead auditor of Big Un charged with making false statement
Another auditor has landed in hot water over collapsed video company Big Un’s 2017 independent audit, with the lead accountant charged with making a false or misleading statement.
Judge hits Westpac unit with $20M penalty over conflicted remuneration
A judge has signed off on a $20 million penalty against Westpac subsidiary BT Funds Management for improperly charging 9,000 members insurance premiums that included commissions to financial advisers, a practice that was banned in 2013.
TerraCom continues fight to keep PwC report from ASIC investigators
Coal mining firm TerraCom has taken its bid to shield a PricewaterhouseCoopers report from ASIC to the Full Court, appealing a judgment which found the regulator could view the report because of public statements made by the company.