Penalty proceedings in ASIC’s case against coal producer TerraCom have been put on ice until the regulator’s suit against the company’s directors goes to trial.
ASIC has succeeded in overturning a decision that found that Qoin issuer BPS Financial came within the authorised representative exemption with respect to agreements with Australian financial services licence holder PNI.
The corporate cop has found “widespread” compliance plan failures in the managed investment fund industry, and says it is investigating some fund managers for potential breaches.
The corporate watchdog has brought proceedings against the former director of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange platform Blockchain Global for alleged violations of his directors duties.
Coal producer TerraCom has agreed to pay $7.5 million to resolve ASIC proceedings alleging it made misleading statement to the market that damaged a whistleblower’s reputation.
A judge has upheld ASIC’s privilege claim over a solicitor’s notes from an interview with a tech start-up boss involved in the ASX program to replace its CHESS system.
ASIC has asked a court to hit Westpac with a $30 million penalty for IT failures which caused financial hardship applications to be ignored, conduct a judge has described as “shocking” and “truly scandalous”.
A Federal Court judge has criticised HSBC for failing to comply with court orders in the corporate cop’s case alleging the bank failed to protect customers from scams.
A court has extended freezing orders over the assets of two men suspected of connections to two Keystone funds, which ASIC has expressed “grave concerns” about.
The corporate watchdog has imposed extra conditions on Kalkine’s financial services licence amid concerns customer service representatives were providing unlicensed advice.