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Who’s the ‘Mac’? Macquarie asks Federal Court to decide
Intellectual Property 2025-03-20 3:16 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Macquarie’s fight with a NSW credit union — which saw the bank’s ‘Macbank’ trade mark cancelled because, a delegate found, it had only been used colloquially — has landed in the Federal Court.   

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Vocus wins ACCC approval for $5B TPG acquisition
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-03-20 11:26 pm By Andy Sidler

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has cleared Vocus’ proposal to acquire parts of TPG Telecom’s business for $5.25 billion, finding the combined entity would face strong competition from other telecoms.

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Messaging apps widely used for government work: OAIC
Policy and Regulation 2025-03-19 11:22 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Australian Information Commissioner has found 16 government agencies have approved the use of messaging apps like Signal, Telegram and WhatsApp for government business. 

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Judge asks ex-Star GC if she made mistake in not advising board on Suncity
Trials 2025-03-18 11:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

On questioning by a judge, Star’s former top lawyer has denied making a mistake by failing to tell the board about issues with junket Suncity in May 2018, but said her view was different now with hindsight. 

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Active Super ordered to pay $10.5M penalty for greenwashing
Greenwashing 2025-03-18 12:16 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The trustee for Active Super has been ordered to pay a $10.5 million penalty for misleading members about its investments in gambling, oil tar sands and Russian companies.

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Ex-Star GC tells court she had no independent reporting obligation to board
Trials 2025-03-17 11:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

During trial on Monday, ASIC also accused Star’s former top lawyer of giving false evidence about alleged cash for chip transactions in junket operator Suncity’s VIP room.

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ExxonMobil, Woodside approve final investment for Victorian natural gas project
ACCC 2025-03-18 11:42 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

ExxonMobil Australia and Woodside Energy have approved a final investment for a project to drill new wells offshore in Victoria’s Gippsland Basin.

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ASIC moves to wind up investment firm Falcon Capital
ASIC 2025-03-17 2:48 pm By Andy Sidler

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will seek to wind up investment firm Falcon Capital after obtaining freezing orders over its assets. 

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ASIC asks Full Court to stamp out authorised rep ‘mischief’ in Qoin case
Cryptocurrency 2025-03-14 11:03 pm By Sam Matthews

The corporate regulator has asked the Full Court to stamp out avenues for corporate mischief, as it challenges a finding about the authorised representative exemption to the licence requirement of financial services providers.

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Unfair trade practices ban to cover small businesses
Policy and Regulation 2025-03-14 11:26 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Albanese government has pledged to extend unfair trading practice protections under the Australian Consumer Law to small businesses.

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