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Crypto class action against Qoin issuer trying to bring ‘entirely new’ case, court told
Cryptocurrency 2023-04-20 4:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Qoin cryptocurrency issuer BPS Financial is fighting a class action applicant’s bid to amend its case for the fourth time, saying it is trying to bring an “entirely new claim”.

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Goldsky director pleads guilty to dishonest conduct charges
White Collar 2023-04-17 10:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The director of collapsed Kingscliff-based hedge fund Goldsky has pleaded guilty to five charges of dishonest conduct.

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KordaMentha partners fight examination over Arrium administration
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-04-14 3:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is fighting a challenge by three KordaMentha partners to the regulator’s decision to allow insurer Atradius to subject them to public examination over their administration of failed steel giant Arrium.

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Forex broker representative loses challenge to ASIC expert opinion
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-04-14 4:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The authorised representative of forex broker Union Standard can’t exclude parts of an opinion by an ASIC-appointed expert in a case alleging it traded in margin products with Chinese clients despite knowing it was illegal under Chinese law.

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‘ASX Wolf’ trader permanently banned from carrying on unlawful financial services business
Financial Services 2023-04-13 3:20 pm By Sam Matthews

Gold Coast ‘finfluencer’ Tyson Scholz has been permanently barred from conducting a financial services business without a license, after a court found he provided illegal financial services by giving tips on his Instagram account and to customers who paid for access to his seminars and ‘Black Wolf Pit’ chat room.

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ASIC wins case against Linchpin Capital directors over $17M in client funds
Financial Services 2023-04-04 3:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won its case against four Linchpin Capital directors after a judge found they duped their clients into lining the directors’ pockets and benefitting the parent company.

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ASIC brings first case over unfair insurance contract terms
Insurance 2023-04-04 10:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has brought its first-ever case concerning unfair insurance contract terms, targeting Auto & General Insurance Company’s standard form home and contents insurance agreement.

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Fraud charges against ailing Octaviar director dropped
Financial Services 2023-04-03 3:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

Prosecutors have dropped its fraud case against the former chief financial officer of a unit of collapsed Gold Coast finance company Octaviar Investments, citing his poor health.

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Star execs deny duty to ensure casino operator complied with law
Gaming 2023-03-30 5:08 pm By Sam Matthews

Eleven current and former Star Entertainment executives have refuted ASIC’s claims that they breached their duties in relation to the casino operator’s lax money laundering compliance, with all but two denying they had a duty to ensure the company complied with its legal obligations.

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Westpac, ASIC feud over scope of financial services in Ausgrid insider trading case
Corporate 2023-03-30 10:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Westpac has hit back at a bid by ASIC to add an allegation to the regulator’s insider trading case that hinges on the bank providing financial services when it traded on the morning of a $16 billion deal to privatise electricity provider Ausgrid.

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