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ASIC alleges Keystone’s Chiodo used property fund to pay legal fees
Former Keystone Asset Management director Paul Chiodo has agreed not to raise money for his property fund Royce Capital after ASIC alleged the fund was secretly being used to cover his legal fees in the regulator’s enforcement action.
ASIC’s five-year bans of former Venture Egg, FSGA advisers upheld
Two financial advisers who copped five-year bans by the corporate regulator for spruiking First Guardian to investors have lost their challenges to the disqualification decisions.
AustralianSuper agrees to $30M fine over death benefit failures
Australian Super has agreed to pay a $30 million fine in ASIC proceedings over delays in processing almost 7,000 death benefit claims, but a judge has said he does not have enough information to approve the deal. 
Choosi misled customers about comparison service, judge says
In a win for ASIC, a judge has found Choosi misrepresented that its service compared policies from a range of funeral and life insurers, when just two brands were compared.
Former Sequoia boss banned for 10 years over Shield, First Guardian
Former Sequoia CEO Garry Crole has been disqualified for 10 years for his oversight of subsidiary Interprac, whose representatives advised thousands of clients to invest in the failed First Guardian and Shield funds.
ASIC reveals 3 KPMG probes, 500 audit complaints against Big Four
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is reviewing 551 audit-related complaints against KPMG, PwC, Deloitte and EY as part of surveillance triggered by the recent whistleblower scandal.
ASIC remains ‘concerned’ about private credit market
As residential developer Bathla struggles to secure more funds to stay afloat, the Australian Securities and Investments Commissionr told a senate committee hearing it had been concerned about the private credit market for the past 24 months.
AVZ Minerals has no money for lawyers in ASIC case, court told
Mineral exploration company AVZ Minerals does not have the funds to defend itself in ASIC proceedings alleging it failed to disclose a critical legal dispute, including a forgery claim, related to a $32 million lithium mine deal, a court has heard.
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ASIC says number of private Bathla lenders to make funds tracing tough
As Bathla administrators reveal debts of over $3.4 billion, the corporate regulator has told a senate committee hearing the sheer number of private lenders that backed the company will make its tracing task difficult.
Beacon Minerals project manager sentenced for insider trading
A former project manager who enlisted two associates to buy 11 million shares in Beacon Minerals before the market knew it had struck gold has been sentenced to one year in prison following a guilty plea.