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Austal hit with $700,000 penalty over $3.5B US Navy program disclosures
ASIC 2022-10-14 11:21 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Defence shipbuilder Austal and its CEO have agreed to pay a combined $700,000 in penalties for violating the Corporations Act by failing to notify the market of a US$90 million writeback related toĀ the company’s $3.5 billion US Navy warship program.

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Mayfair’s James Mawhinney wants High Court to shut down ASIC case
Appeals 2022-10-12 9:43 pm By Sam Matthews

The founder of beleaguered investment group Mayfair 101, James Mawhinney, has asked the High Court to overturn his own successful Full Court appeal of a decision that saw him banned from soliciting funds or promoting any financial product for 20 years.

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Mayfair 101 loses appeal of $30M penalty in ASIC’s misleading conduct case
Financial Services 2022-10-10 12:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

In a win for the corporate regulator, an appeals court has rejected investment group Mayfair 101ā€™s appeal of a $30M penalty following a judgeā€™s finding that it misled investors about the level of risk of its financial products.

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ASIC takes Harvey Norman to court over ā€˜no deposit, interest freeā€™ ads
ASIC 2022-10-05 12:04 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has brought action against Harvey Norman over allegedly misleading ads about its interest-free finance.

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Judge throws out ASIC evidence on tweets in ASX Wolf Trader’s case
ASIC 2022-10-05 4:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The self-declared ā€œwolf traderā€ of the Gold Coast, Tyson Scholz, has won his bid to exclude ASICā€™s evidence about the meaning of his tweets in its case accusing him of providing unlicensed financial services.

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Grant Thornton, Moore Stephens sued over Linchpin audits
Financial Services 2022-09-30 6:04 pm By Sam Matthews

Embattled investment firm Linchpin Capital has sued auditors Grant Thornton and Moore Stephens for signing off on the compliance plan for a registered fund that allegedly used investor money to advance the company’s business interests and line its directors’ pockets.

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CBA defeats ‘misconceived’ ASIC conflicted remuneration case
Financial Services 2022-09-29 11:11 am By Sam Matthews

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has suffered a defeat in proceedings alleging the Commonwealth Bank of Australia accepted conflicted remuneration through the sale of its Essential Super product, with a judge finding the regulator “ignored the circumstances” in which the product was distributed.

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ASIC takes Nuix to court over ‘misleading’ market announcements
Securities 2022-09-29 2:01 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has filed long-awaited action against troubled tech company Nuix and a handful of former and current directors over allegedly misleading revenue announcements to investors.

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Ex-Blue Star Helium CEO appeals banning order to High Court
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-09-26 3:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The former CEO of Blue Star Helium has asked the High Court to throw out a $40,000 penalty and four-year ban imposed on him after the company failed to disclose to shareholders the identity of the buyer behind a botched sale of Texas oil assets.

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ā€˜Surprising and concerningā€™: AMP hit with $14.5M penalty in fees for no service case
Financial Services 2022-09-20 11:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has imposed a $14.5 million penalty on five AMP entities, saying it was ā€œsurprising and concerningā€ that the wealth manager deducted $356,000 from customers’ superannuation accounts for advice they never received, despite numerous complaints.

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