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Finfluencer sentenced to two and a half years for market manipulation
Financial Services 2023-05-03 11:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Melbourne investor who posted in an online forum that a pump and dump scheme was all part of the “fun and games and cat […]

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Ord Minnett fined $888,000 for pre-arranged trades
Securities 2023-05-03 11:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

Wealth management firm Ord Minnett has paid an $888,000 penalty for twice breaching market integrity rules in executing a share buy-back with “pre-arranged” trades. The […]

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Cost of independent counsel to advise on Banksia silk’s $1.25M offer ‘can’t be justified’, court says
Class Actions 2023-05-02 11:07 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Victoria Supreme Court will not appoint a contradictor to weigh in on the reasonableness of a $1.25 million settlement offered by companies associated with […]

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ASIC targets superannuation fund’s ‘greenwashing’
ASIC 2023-05-02 10:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has gone after a superannuation fund over a Facebook post that allegedly overstated the fund’s positive environmental impact. The […]

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ANZ, Citigroup execs defend book coverage despite receding demand in $2.5B capital raising
Trials 2023-04-27 11:57 pm By Sam Matthews

Two executives involved in ANZ’s $2.5 billion equity capital raising have stood by arguments that the book was covered when the bank’s underwriters took up […]

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‘The book was covered’: ANZ fights ‘entirely novel’ ASIC case over $2.5B share placement
Trials 2023-04-26 11:18 pm By Sam Matthews

ANZ has told a court it had no obligation to disclose a $750M bailout by the underwriters of a $2.5B equity capital raising in 2015, […]

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Class action argues fraud exception makes Norton Rose, Deloitte emails fair game
Class Actions 2023-04-26 11:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action over the collapse of Walton Construction has argued the National Australia Bank cannot shield communications with Norton Rose Fulbright and Deloitte because […]

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ANZ exec ‘deeply concerned’ about $2.5B share placement shortfall, court hears
Trials 2023-04-24 10:03 pm By Sam Matthews

A senior ANZ executive was “deeply concerned” by the size of the shortfall in its $2.5 billion 2015 equity capital raising, the court heard on […]

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Court orders winding up of investment firm Ascent amid Ponzi scheme claims
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-04-24 2:54 pm By Sam Matthews

A court has wound up Ascent Investment and Coaching, after ASIC filed proceedings against the company and director Michael Dunjey over concerns that investor funds […]

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High Court grants special leave to Dick Smith execs
High Court 2023-04-21 11:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has agreed to hear the appeals of two former Dick Smith exes following judgments that awarded a total of $55 million in […]

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