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Deutsche Bank fined $2M for allegedly misreporting OTC transactions
Deutsche Bank has copped a $2 million fine for misreporting more than 260,000 over-the-counter derivatives transactions over a period of more than 200 business days.
ASIC expands case against Resimac over hardship claim failures
The corporate regulator has expanded its case against Resimac that accuses the home loan manager of breaching its fairness obligations as a credit licensee towards customers who filed hardship applications.
ASIC ‘pessimistic’ about mediation in case over Keystone Shield reports
The corporate regulator has told a court it has little hope for success in mediation in its case over SQM Research's positive reports on the failed Shield fund.
ASIC seeks penalties against adviser linked to First Guardian
The corporate regulator is seeking penalty and disqualification orders against a financial adviser whose businesses allegedly earned $37 million for spruiking the collapsed First Guardian fund, a court has heard.
Aussie brokers ‘planted seeds’ to push junk insurance, class action trial told
Counsel representing a class action on behalf of thousands of Aussie Home Loan customers has told a trial judge brokers "planted seeds" to convince customers they needed to take out worthless mortgage protection insurance.
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Amazon signs PPA with European Energy for Victorian BESS
Amazon has signed another power purchase agreement with European Energy for its Winton North solar and battery project in Victoria, adding to the $2.8 billion the tech company has invested in Australian renewable projects since 2020. 
Macquarie, Netwealth face class action probe over collapsed funds
Investment manager Macquarie and super fund trustee Netwealth are the targets of a class action investigation on behalf of investors who sunk their savings into collapsed funds Shield or First Guardian.
Treasury recommends splitting off audit function in Big Four firms
A Treasury report has suggested splitting audit functions off from multidisciplinary professional services firms, following whistleblower claims that KPMG leaked confidential client information.
Credit Suisse does ‘complete U-turn’ in $3B Greensill case, court told
Credit Suisse has dropped its claim for indemnity against insurance agent BCC under a trade credit policy issued prior to Greensill Capital’s collapse in 2021, with a judge hearing the admission marks a "complete u-turn in the case".
Agentic AI may force rethink of market regulation, ASIC says
In a new report, ASIC warns Australia risks losing ground to overseas competitors unless it provides more clarity on technologies like tokenised assets and AI, which the regulator said could shake up longstanding assumptions about intent and misconduct.