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Silk in ASIC cases against Rio Tinto, GetSwift appointed to Federal Court
People In The News 2021-03-19 1:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Acting Attorney-General has made two appointments to the Federal Court, including the barrister representing ASIC in its high-stakes cases against Rio Tinto and GetSwift. […]

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Wolf of Wall Street wannabe cops 10-year ban for ‘serious’ disregard for compliance
Financial Services 2021-03-18 2:42 pm By Miklos Bolza

The director of now defunct foreign exchange and derivative trader Forex Capital Trading has been banned from providing financial services for 10 years after ASIC […]

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ASIC says auditors weren’t required to school iSignthis on disclosure obligations
Financial Services 2021-03-16 10:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

ASIC has fired back at iSignthis’ defence to the regulator’s claims that it violated the Corporations Act by not disclosing $3 million in one-off revenue […]

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ASIC brings first COVID-19 case with action against ClearLoans over hardship requests
COVID-19 2021-03-16 3:37 pm By Miklos Bolza

ASIC has launched its first case related to the COVID-19 pandemic, targeting personal lender ClearLoans for allegedly contravening the hardship provisions of the credit laws […]

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‘Bit of a stretch’: Judge looks dimly on Squirrel’s defence in ASIC case
Financial Services 2021-03-12 4:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has questioned fintech company Squirrel Super’s defence in ASIC’s case alleging it made false and misleading statements about returns on property investments, saying […]

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CBA says ‘non-existent’ chance it will make admissions in ASIC’s conflicted remuneration case
Financial Services 2021-03-11 7:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has told a judge there’s no chance it will admit to ASIC’s allegations that it accepted conflicted remuneration through the […]

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‘Insureds are not only risks; they are people’: Judge slams TAL’s treatment of cancer patient’s claim
Chief Justice James Allsop 2021-03-10 10:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In another victory for ASIC in a case stemming from the banking royal commission, a judge has ruled that TAL Life Limited breached the Insurance […]

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Insurers confirm coverage of Linchpin directors in class action, ASIC case
Financial Services 2021-03-08 11:04 pm By Christine Caulfield

After months of uncertainty and a scolding from the judge about “vague” excuses, former Linchpin Capital directors facing proceedings by ASIC and a class of […]

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Judge orders penalties of $1.4M in ASIC’s case against Dover Financial
Financial Services 2021-03-05 6:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered that defunct Dover Financial Advisors and its former director pay $1.4 million in penalties for creating a misleading client protection policy […]

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GetSwift wins appeal bid to disqualify judge from class action
Appeals 2021-03-05 10:38 am By Spencer Fowler Steen

GetSwift has triumphed in its bid to disqualify a judge who refused to recuse himself from hearing a shareholder class action against the logistics software […]

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