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ASIC scores ‘narrow’ win in case against ex-Tennis Australia director
A judge has handed ASIC a "narrow" win in its action against former Tennis Australia director Harold Mitchell, tossing most of the regulator's case and accusing it of "confirmatory bias".
ACCC loses appeal in TPG ‘prepayment’ case
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has come up short in its challenge to a ruling that dismissed its case against TPG over contract terms that allowed the internet provider to keep customers' unused prepaid funds on phone or internet plans.
ASIC says ‘light touch’ approach to class action funders to end
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission told the government's class action inquiry that it was committed to making the existing class action regime work with upcoming regulations that will spell the end of its "light touch" approach to litigation funders.
Investment scheme wound up after ‘systematic misappropriation’ of $7M in funds
A court has granted ASIC's bid to wind up an illegal managed investment scheme whose operators fled to India following the "systematic misappropriation" of almost $7 million in investor funds.
Westpac’s anti-money laundering woes worsen
Westpac anti-money laundering compliance troubles continue to worsen, with the bank reporting an additional 365,000 incomplete or inaccurate threshold transaction reports to AUSTRAC.
ACCC accuses Google of misleading Australians over expanded data collection
The ACCC has launched court proceedings against Google, accusing the search engine giant of duping millions of Australians into agreeing to expand the scope of personal information that could be collected and combined for use in targeted advertising.
Ex-Bellamy’s director Jan Cameron pleads not guilty to disclosure charges
Former Bellamy's Australia director Jan Cameron has pleaded not gulty to two charges stemming from an alleged failure to disclose her stake in the organic baby food company.
ACCC denies acting on JPMorgan advice when sending cartel case to CDPP
A senior officer from the ACCC has rejected claims that the regulator took legal advice from immunity applicant JPMorgan before launching its high profile criminal cartel case against ANZ, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank.
ACCC accused of ‘slapdash’ decision to charge Deutsche Bank exec in ANZ cartel case
A former high-ranking Deutsche Bank executive charged with involvement in an alleged cartel agreement relating to a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement claims he was dragged into the case becaused of the "incredibly slapdash" methods of the ACCC.