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Employers, workers to come to blows over WFH this year
Analysis 2024-01-26 11:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Expect more legal battles this year over the right to work from home, with employees continuing to demand flexibility but businesses starting to push back, according to legal experts.

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ACCC launches year-long probe into supermarket prices
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-01-25 10:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will conduct a one-year inquiry into supermarket pricing and competition amid concerns by consumers.

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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 in financial services.

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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 would keep financiers and creditors “in the dark” and make the market less transparent.

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Employee unfairly dismissed for working from home, says FWC
Employment 2024-01-24 2:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An e-commerce company did not have a valid reason for dismissing an employee who worked from home on a mandatory in-office day and must pay him $26,496 in compensation, the Fair Work Commission has found.

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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 a bank statement.

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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 that it managed $6.9 billion on behalf of retail, wholesale and institutional clients.

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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 services law.

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ACMA hits teleco with $260K penalty for anti-scam compliance
Telecommunications 2024-01-17 2:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has hit teleco Medion Australia with a $259,440 penalty for allegedly failing to verify customer identity, claiming it caused several people to fall victim to SIM-swap scams. 

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Linchpin Capital directors hit with $390,000 in penalties
Financial Services 2024-01-10 10:05 pm By Sam Matthews

Four current and former Linchpin Capital directors have been disqualified from heading up companies and hit with a combined $390,000 in penalties, after a judge found they improperly used their positions as directors to line their own pockets.

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