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Online trader shut down following ASIC probe into ‘concerning consumer losses’
Online trading platform Trade360 will close shop at the end of the month, following an ASIC investigation that found its representatives at an offshore call centre provided personal advice to clients which the company was not licensed to give.
ASIC seeks $15M penalty against GetSwift after ‘unprecedented’ offshore move
ASIC has called for a $15 million penalty against GetSwift and 12-year bans against its directors, who moved the logistics company overseas as the regulator's enforcement action was on foot, a move the court on Tuesday said was "unprecedented".
Noumi fires back at Deloitte cross-claims in class action over $590M write-down
In the latest round of finger-pointing in a consolidated shareholder class action against Noumi, formerly Freedom Foods, the food company has taken aim at Deloitte’s claims that it gave the accounting firm misleading information.
Sims class action funder, lawyers stake claim to 57% of settlement
The funder and law firm running a shareholder class action against recycling company Sims Limited are seeking more than 57 per cent of a $29.5 million settlement for commission and costs, including an insurance policy to cover the risks of losing the case.
Ex-Bellamy’s director Jan Cameron drops capital gains tax challenge
Jan Cameron, founder of Kathmandu and former director of baby food company Bellamy's, has abandoned her lawsuit alleging a Caribbean Islands-based trust didn't owe capital gains tax on the 2018 sale of 2.5 million Bellamy's shares.
Volt Bank faces class action investigation into fund raising
Failed neobank Volt is facing an investor class action investigation over representations made in a series of funding rounds that raised $219 million before announcing last week that it would shut its doors.
Judge approves $4.7M Quintis class action settlement
A judge has signed off on a $4.7 million settlement in two investor class actions against collapsed sandalwood producer Quintis, two year after an earlier settlement was scuttled as group members kicked off an insurance dispute in pursuit of a better return.
Funder sells stake in Commonwealth Bank class action for $7.5M
A litigation funder has reaped $7.5 million from the sale of a 20 per cent stake in a shareholder class action against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia over the bank's allegedly lax money laundering compliance.
Virgin ordered to hand over insurance details in shareholder class action
Virgin Australia has been ordered to disclose whether its insurer has agreed to indemnify it for any liability it may have in a shareholder class action over a prospectus for a $324 million capital raising just months before it filed for administration.
Nuix ex-CEO not entitled to ‘special treatment’, trial judge told
The former boss of embattled tech company Nuix is asking for “special treatment” by arguing he is owed $183 million in options under a 2008 agreement, a judge has heard on the first day of trial in the ex-CEO's case.