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Macquarie Bank fined almost $5M for market gatekeeper failures
Macquarie Bank has been fined a record $4.995 million for failing to stop the placement of suspicious orders on the electricity futures market.
Ex-Linchpin director loses appeal of $150,000 penalty
The director of collapsed investment firm Linchpin Capital has lost his challenge to a $150,000 penalty, with an appeals court dismissing his arguments as “carping criticism”.
REST’s reliance on law firms’ advice a winning defence in ASIC case
A judge has tossed ASIC's case against REST over alleged misleading representations, finding the representations were statements of opinion reasonably held based on the advice of lawyers.
Former JPMorgan trader pleads guilty to fraud charges
A former JPMorgan executive has pleaded guilty to fraud for allegedly misappropriating nearly $1 million from clients of his defunct companies.
Real estate ‘mogul’ Sasha Hopkins to cop $1.25M penalty in ASIC case
Self-described property 'mogul' Sasha Hopkins has agreed to pay a $1.25 million fine and face a four-year disqualification in proceedings by the corporate regulator.
ASIC’s former deputy chair Karen Chester cleared by corruption watchdog
The corruption watchdog has issued a statement in response to reports suggesting ex-ASIC official Karen Chester faced an investigation, saying the deputy chair was never the subject of a probe.
Deloitte appointed administrators of Keystone despite ‘baggage’
A judge has ruled that two Deloitte partners can act as administrators for embattled wealth manager Keystone, replacing two voluntary administrators from KordaMentha, despite an alleged risk of conflict due to past work for the company.
ASIC says Paladin director can’t rely on penalty privilege
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has argued the relief sought in proceedings against the director of two Paladin Group units does not constitute a penalty, as it challenges his reliance on the privilege against self-exposure to penalty.
Ord Minnett lobs cross-claim against former executive
Wealth investment firm Ord Minnett has filed a cross-claim arguing a former executive who claims he was sacked for complaining about a $110,000 cut in his pay imposed after ASIC slapped the firm with a penalty for breaching market rules.