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ASIC seeks ‘very substantial’ $12M penalty against Mayfair
Financial Services 2021-09-29 3:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission says beleaguered investment group Mayfair 101 should pay a $12 million penalty after a judge found the company misled investors about its financial products.

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Mayfair 101ā€™s James Mawhinney says lawyers OKā€™d alleged misleading conduct
Financial Services 2021-09-29 9:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The founder of embattled investment group Mayfair 101, James Mawhinney, has said he received legal advice approving the companyā€™s advertising of financial products that a court has found misled investors.

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Prosecutors close to resolving criminal charges in cartel case against Vina Money
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-09-28 1:25 pm By Miklos Bolza

Prosecutors have told a court they are nearing deals with a number of individuals accused of criminal charges in its cartel case against Vina Money Transfer.

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Forum Finance director faces $300,000 legal bill, can’t mount defence, court told
Financial Services 2021-09-22 9:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Forum Finance director is unable to file a defence against Westpacā€™s $400 million fraud case because his former solicitor has refused to hand over case files to his new lawyers until he pays a ā€œremarkableā€ $300,000 legal bill, a court has heard.

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Freezing order imposed in $10.3M case against Blockchain Global
Financial Services 2021-09-22 4:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Investors have won a bid to freeze the assets of cryptocurrency exchange platform operator Blockchain Global after it allegedly stole $10.3 million from ninety-four traders.

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CFMEU boss and son hit with charges over alleged bribery
Construction 2021-09-17 6:48 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The secretary of the NSW branch of the CFMEU and his branch manager son have been hit with a corruption charges over allegations they accepted payments from a Sydney building company in exchange for preferential treatment.

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Judge’s patience for ‘flipping and flopping’ prosecutors in ANZ cartel case wearing thin
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-09-16 8:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has questioned whether he should allow prosecutors to amend charges against ANZ and its treasurer in a criminal cartel case over a $2.5 billion share placement after the bank argued the charges were defective and should be quashed.

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‘Serious neglect’: Disciplinary board cancels Halifax auditor’s registration
Financial Services 2021-09-16 3:59 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The former lead auditor of stockbroker Halifax Investment Services, whose 2018 collapse resulted in $200 million in investor losses, has had his registration cancelled following an application by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

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ME Bank could face $100M penalty in first of its kind criminal prosecution
Financial Services 2021-09-15 10:35 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Members Equity Bank faces a potential multi-million dollar fine if it is found guilty of misleading home loan customers in the first criminal prosecution under the consumer protection provision of the ASIC Act to be tried in the Federal Court.

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Mineralogy appeals ruling tossing suit as ‘ill-disguised’ attack on ASIC
Appeals 2021-09-15 4:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy has appealed a ruling tossing a lawsuit it brought against ASIC, which a judge called an “ill-disguised collateral attack” on the regulator for criminal proceedings against the billionaire mining magnate over $12 million in payments made to his political party in 2013.

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