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MWL Financial adviser banned for recommending failed Shield fund
Financial Services 2025-10-21 11:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

The corporate regulator has banned a MWL Financial adviser for eight years for recommending clients park the bulk of their superannuation into Keystone’s high-risk Shield Master Fund, which has since collapsed.

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eToro settles with ASIC in novel suit over CFDs
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-10-20 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The court will not get a chance to rule on the design and distribution obligations in the marketing of contracts for difference, after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission reached an agreement with eToro to resolve the first case of its kind. 

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ATO defeats bid by Brite receivers to be dragged into ASIC case
Tax 2025-10-20 11:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has refused to join the ATO as an interested party to a case over the receivership of investment platform Brite Advisors, after the receivers worried they could be on the hook for $75.4 million in capital gains tax. 

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Bakers Delight loses challenge to reverse onus finding in FWO case
Employment 2025-10-17 11:50 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Bakers Delight has lost its appeal of a decision that found it was subject to a statutory reverse onus to disprove record-keeping claims in underpayments proceedings against a franchisee.

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ASIC loses case against ex-Freedom boss, manager over sales incentives
Financial Services 2025-10-17 11:12 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A court has tossed the corporate regulator’s case against Freedom Insurance’s former boss and another executive, finding that a sales incentives scheme did not breach conflicted remuneration laws.

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ACCC wants in on developer’s High Court case over NSW Ports
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-10-16 11:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

Having lost a challenge to privatisation agreements by NSW Ports, the competition regulator wants to intervene in a High Court appeal by Mayfield Developments, which failed in its own case against the port authority.

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Crypto ATMs in AUSTRAC’s sights
Cryptocurrency 2025-10-16 3:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

AUSTRAC would get new powers to restrict or ban certain high-risk products, services or delivery channels, such as crypto ATMs, under legislation being proposed by home affairs minister.

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Developer Mayfield gets ACCC support in case against NSW Ports
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-10-16 11:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

The competition regulator is seeking to intervene in Mayfield Development’s appeal to the High Court in a case the developer says could have “startling” consequences.

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Claws out as Puma appeals Tiger Woods’ brand trade mark
Intellectual Property 2025-10-13 10:10 am By Christine Caulfield

Puma has appealed its failed opposition to a trade mark for Tiger Woods’ golf apparel and equipment brand Sun Day Red, which the German sneaker giant argued was too similar to its iconic leaping cat mark.

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ASIC wins winding up orders against property developer ALAMMC
Construction 2025-10-14 11:56 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

ASIC has secured winding up orders against Gold Coas- based ALAMMC Developments and a number of related companies amid concerns the property developer mismanaged millions of investors funds.

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