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Crown Resorts faces AUSTRAC investigation over potential money laundering breaches
Crown Resorts is the target of an investigation by AUSTRAC's enforcement team in connection with its dealings with high-risk customers at its Melbourne casino.
Appeals court quashes guilty verdicts against former Leighton CFO Peter Gregg
Former Leighton Holdings chief financial officer Peter Gregg has won his appeal of convictions last year over an alleged sham contract with a steel supplier, with an appeals court on Wednesday saying there had been a "substantial miscarriage of justice".
Ardent Leisure hit with $3.6M fine over Dreamworld deaths
A judge has fined Ardent Leisure $3.6 million after the operator of the Dreamworld theme park pleaded guilty to three charges stemming from the 2016 deaths of four people on the park's now demolished Thunder River Rapids ride.
Former analyst sentenced to 3 years for Big Un insider trading
A former Maple Brown Abbott analyst has been sentenced to three years after pleading guilty to insider trading and communicating inside information in relation to $1.6 million in shares of collapsed video company Big Un.
Ex-BlueScope exec pleads guilty to obstructing cartel investigation
A former executive of BlueScope Steel has pleaded guilty to obstructing an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission price fixing investigation, in the first criminal charges ever brought against an individual in relation to an ACCC probe.
Banned celebrity adviser Sam Henderson pleads guilty to dishonesty over Master’s degree
Former celebrity advisor Sam Henderson, who was slapped with a three-year financial services ban last year after his appearance at the banking royal commission, has pleaded guilty to dishonesty and defective disclosure offences after falsely telling clients he had completed a Master of Commerce degree.
BNY Mellon unit convicted in first criminal case over handling of client money
Bank of New York Mellon unit Pershing has become the first company in Australia to be convicted of criminal charges for breaching regulations requiring AFSL licensees to keep client money in separate bank accounts.
Former financial adviser gets six years in jail for $1.86M Ponzi scheme
Former financial adviser Graeme Miller has been jailed for six years after pleading guilty to misappropriating $1.865 million in client funds in what a judge described as a "cruel and deceitful betrayal".
Ex-Bellamy’s director Jan Cameron pleads not guilty to disclosure charges
Former Bellamy's Australia director Jan Cameron has pleaded not gulty to two charges stemming from an alleged failure to disclose her stake in the organic baby food company.
ACCC denies acting on JPMorgan advice when sending cartel case to CDPP
A senior officer from the ACCC has rejected claims that the regulator took legal advice from immunity applicant JPMorgan before launching its high profile criminal cartel case against ANZ, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank.