A judge has approved a $8.25 million settlement in a class action against PricewaterhouseCoopers brought by Axsesstoday bondholders over an allegedly misleading bond prospectus.
In a first for a Big Four firm, PwC has made good on its promise to appoint an independent chair to its board and has tasked law firm Webb Henderson and former top judge with tracking its progress on other commitments made in the wake of its tax leaks scandal.
Sydney-based wealth guru Dominique Grubisa has been banned from managing corporations for 18 months after an ASIC investigation found two companies she managed owed more than $300,000 to creditors.
The Queensland Court of Appeal has knocked back a challenge by jailed investment guru Dr Roger Munro to his conviction on three counts of fraud, which landed him a four-and-a-half month prison sentence.
Two units of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia on Monday pleaded guilty and were hit with $48,000 in penalties for denying staff $1.67 million in long service leave entitlements.
A law firm has reached a settlement with the lender of a property development in North Melbourne, paying $1 million to resolve claims it was negligent in preparing a loan agreement.
Hong Kong-based NGS Crypto Group and its director have lost their bid to undo receivership and freezing orders made amid concerns about dissipation of assets as ASIC investigates whether hundreds of Australians who sank $21.1 million into the crypto firm were misled about the safety of their investments.
ANZ has confirmed that senior executives could face consequences in an investigation led by Herbert Smith Freehills and Allens regarding concerns that it manipulated government bond sales last year.
Characterising a settled lawsuit by a Westpac senior executive alleging employment breaches as a “private” matter, a judge has made broad confidentiality orders that bar public access to the case.
Jones Day has bolstered its financial markets practice with the addition of a former Baker McKenzie special counsel.