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Big Un auditor convicted of failing to comply with auditing standards
The lead auditor for Big Un's flawed 2017 independent audit, which overstated the failed video company's cash and cash equivalents by $8.2 million, has been convicted of failing to comply with auditing standards following an investigation by ASIC.
ASIC says judge should not wait on High Court in case against payday lenders
The corporate regulator will challenge a bid by payday lenders Cigno and BHF to stay its case pending their appeal to the High Court.
Curve Securities accuses senior adviser of soliciting clients for competitor
Investment firm Curve Securities is suing competitor Ord Minnett and a former associate director, alleging the defecting adviser solicited its clients and misused confidential information.
Full Court decision could ensnare buy now, pay later schemes, High Court told
Payday lenders Cigno and BHF have filed High Court challenges to a judgment which found they could not bypass lender obligations contained in the Credit Code, warning the judgment could subject buy now, pay later schemes to the Code.
Mastercard says deals with retailers were legitimate, pro-competitive
Mastercard had a legitimate and pro-competitive reason for reaching agreements with major retailers to choose its network over Eftpos for debit card processing, a court was told Wednesday in the competition regulator's misuse of market power case against the financial services behemoth.
Sophie Grace settles $15.4M lawsuit over Gallop collapse
Law firm Sophie Grace has settled a lawsuit brought by collapsed forex broker Gallop International Group claiming its failure to ensure the company complied with its obligations as a holder of an Australian financial services licence led to $15.4 million in investor funds being loaned to the company's director in Hong Kong.
Suncorp to pay $33M in super class action settlement
The settlement figure in a class action against a unit of Suncorp Group has been revealed as $33 million, and super members are set to share in the net sum of $14 million, or 42.5 per cent of the deal.
Receivers get court OK to sell Melissa Caddick’s Dover Heights mansion
A judge has allowed receivers to sell the Dover Heights mansion of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick without any distribution of proceeds, saying the sale “should take place post-haste”.
PwC partners knew of unlawful dividend payment to Cornerstone director, court told
PwC partners are facing "very serious" allegations that they had actual knowledge that a $30 million dividend payment to the director of now defunct tertiary education provider Cornerstone was unlawful.
Pitcher Partners looks to shut down $128M Twigg family lawsuit
Accounting firm Pitcher Partners wants to shut down a lawsuit brought by the Twigg family alleging it helped race car driver Max Twigg misappropriate $127.8 million in family trust money for himself.