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Cap Coast Telecoms pre-insolvency advisor gets jail time for money laundering
A former pre-insolvency advisor has been sentenced to four and half years in prison for siphoning money from defunct Telstra dealer Cap Coast Telecoms prior to it being voluntarily wound up.
Merlin Diamond creditors seek to shield rights over assets as liquidation looms
A group of unsecured creditors of 'Diamond Joe' Gutnik's mining firm Merlin Diamonds has launched a NSW Supreme Court bid to preserve their rights over security interests in the company as the clock ticks down to its impending liquidation.
ASIC takes MobiSuper to court for misleading advertising
Superannuation fund promoter MobiSuper faces legal action by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, accused of misleading customers in marketing calls.
Ex-Tennis Australia director Harold Mitchell was ‘determined’ to award Open rights to Seven, court hears
Former Tennis Australia director Harold Mitchell was "pushing very hard" for the Seven Network to score the domestic broadcast rights to the Australian Open in 2013 over better offers from rival broadcasters, the Federal Court heard Monday.
ASIC secures disqualifications, fines against Vocation directors
Three former Vocation executives  -- including former federal Treasurer John Dawkins -- have been hit with disaqualification orders and fines totalling $125,000 after a court found they breached their directors' duties ahead of the collapse of the education provider.
ASIC wins admissions from NAB in $100M fees for no service case
A hearing scheduled for next year in the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's case against two NAB wealth management units will focus solely on how steep a penalty the bank should face after it made admissions about its fees for no service conduct.
ASIC sues former ANZ financial planner, advice firm in latest post-Hayne case
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has brought legal action against a financial planner and advice firm formerly owned by ANZ Bank after they were examined as a Royal Commission case study on "bad advice".
ASIC hits IOOF with extra licence conditions to combat conflicts
The corporate regulator has imposed additional licence conditions on wealth manager IOOF to combat conflicts of interest in the group's business structure revealed by the banking royal commission.
ASIC wins appeal in Westpac ‘personal advice’ case
The Full Federal Court has handed the Australian Securities and Investments Commission a win in a high-stakes appeal over what constitutes personal advice under financial services laws, finding Westpac violated its duty to act in its customers best interests through a superannuation rollover campaign.
Quintis founder wins unredacted transcripts of ASIC chats with directors
Quintis founder Frank Wilson has won his bid for unredacted transcripts of ASIC examinations with six former directors of the failed sandalwood company.