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Big Un financier admits 3 million share purchase, denies knowledge of stock manipulation
Restructuring & Insolvency 2024-02-07 11:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Sydney financier First Class Capital has admitted it acquired three million shares in former market darling Big Un but has denied liquidators’ claims that the […]

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Online broker IC Markets faces second class action over CFDs
Class Actions 2024-02-07 10:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Online broker International Capital Markets has been hit with a second class action for selling “excessively risky” derivative products known as contracts for difference to […]

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Charges laid against director of crypto investment firm A One Multi
Cryptocurrency 2024-02-06 11:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

A director of defunct investment scheme A One Multi, which allegedly raised $25 million in funds, has been charged with nine counts of running a […]

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Class action investigation targets Magnis Energy, auditor Hall Chadwick
Securities 2024-02-05 4:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A law firm is investigating an shareholder class action against lithium battery producer Magnis Energy Technologies and auditor Hall Chadwick after its share price plummeted […]

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‘Nothing that I can do’: Judge reluctantly imposes $1.8M penalty on Westpac in Ausgrid case
Financial Services 2024-01-31 12:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has reluctantly hit Westpac with a $1.8 million penalty after the bank admitted to unconscionable conduct when trading on the morning of a […]

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ASIC calls for contempt orders against banned wealth manager
Financial Services 2024-01-25 11:05 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former wealth manager faces action by the corporate regulator for contempt of court after he allegedly breached a court order banning him from involvement […]

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Canberra developers can’t muzzle ASIC over disqualification
Real Estate 2024-01-25 10:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two former directors of a Canberra property development group have lost their bid to bar ASIC from announcing their disqualification, with a tribunal finding this […]

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Ex-Continental Coal secretary pleads guilty to stealing, forgery
White Collar 2024-01-24 11:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former company secretary of defunct mining and exploration company Continental Coal has pleaded guilty to three criminal charges, including stealing $2.2 million and forging […]

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Penta Capital fined for alleged false claims of $6.9B under management
ASIC 2024-01-22 2:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has handed Queensland investment firm Penta Capital a $53,280 fine for allegedly making false statements on its website, including […]

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‘Confusing maze’: ALRC calls for overhaul of Corporations Act
Policy and Regulation 2024-01-18 10:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Law Reform Commission has recommended extensive reforms to the “confusing maze” that is the Corporations Act, including the creation of a standalone financial […]

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