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Avanteos hit with $1.7M penalty in landmark criminal case over dead member fees
Financial Services 2022-06-15 9:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Former Commonwealth Bank subsidiary Avanteos Investments has been slugged with a $1.7 million penalty after pleading guilty to charges it failed to update disclosure statements […]

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ASIC wins contested extension in Mayfair, Mawhinney appeals
Appeals 2022-06-14 9:23 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has granted ASIC a hotly contested extension of time in appeals brought by  Mayfair Group and founder James Mawhinney after a judge slapped […]

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ASIC puts funds on notice about ‘greenwashing’
Environment 2022-06-14 2:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has put issuers of superannuation and managed funds on notice that it is monitoring the market for ‘greenwashing’ in […]

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Property guru Sasha Hopkins converted investor funds into crypto assets, ASIC says
Financial Services 2022-06-08 3:05 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released details of its allegations against embattled property developer Sasha Hopkins, who is the subject of several freezing […]

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ASIC wins guilty plea from investor who posted about ‘fun and games’ of market manipulation
White Collar 2022-06-07 4:44 pm By Harry Thomas

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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ASIC sues online lender Sunshine Loans over ‘prohibited’ fees
Financial Services 2022-06-07 12:53 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has sued Queensland-based Sunshine Loans for allegedly charging over $320,000 in prohibited fees. ASIC has commenced proceedings in the […]

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Property developer Sasha Hopkins to face ASIC grilling
Real Estate 2022-06-03 5:13 pm By Sam Matthews

Embattled property developer Sasha Hopkins will face a compulsory examination by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission over the activities of his company A Team […]

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Van Eyk Research ex-CEO pleads guilty to dishonesty
White Collar 2022-05-31 9:12 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former CEO of defunct investment research firm van Eyk has admitted to breaching his duties by using his position as director of a subsidiary […]

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ANZ wrongly slapped customers with cash advance fees, ASIC claims
Financial Services 2022-05-30 11:17 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group hit hundreds of thousands of customers with cash advance fees after providing them with incorrect account balances, and […]

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Dover Financial, ex-director mull lawsuit against ASIC
Financial Services 2022-05-26 9:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Defunct financial advisory firm Dover Financial and its former director have taken ASIC to court seeking discovery as they mull a potential lawsuit against the […]

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