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ASIC has launched civil penalty proceedings against Statewide Super alleging that around 12,500 fund members were not covered by any insurance policy for a year despite the super fund informing them that they had cover while deducting monthly premiums worth $1.5 million.
Fintech company iSignthis has struck back at allegations by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission that it breached its continuous disclosure obligations by failing to inform shareholders that Visa was ending its relationship, saying the disclosure would not have affected its share price.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has brought court action against Retail Employees Superannuation, alleging the super trustee may have misled members about their ability to move their super out of the REST Trust.
A financial adviser at the centre of ASIC's bad advice case against an IOOF unit might mount an argument that a fair trial is not possible because of his "fulsome" answers to investigators during a compulsory examination.
ASIC has launched court action against two Commonwealth Bank of Australia subsidiaries that have admitted multiple "systemic compliance failures", including the overcharging of more than $4.3 million in brokerage fees.
ASIC's warning about the futility of mediation with an IOOF subsidiary has proved prophetic, with talks last week failing to resolve the regulator's case ahead of trial starting Monday.
Police have identified human remains found on a beach on the NSW South Coast as Sydney businesswoman Melissa Caddick, who has not been seen since November.
ASIC has launched court proceedings against National Australia Bank accusing the bank of engaging in unconscionable conduct by charging more than $365,000 in fees to which it was not contractually entitled.
Missing Sydney businesswomen Melissa Caddick was "meticulous and systematic" in generating fake financial records but never made a single investment, pocketing tens of millions of dollars from unwitting family and friends, liquidators say.
Legal experts say a new policy unveiled by ASIC allowing individuals involved in serious violations of the Corporations Act to seek immunity in exchange for blowing the whistle on their co-conspirators will go a long way towards helping the regulator uncover "hidden and secretive" misconduct.