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ClearLoans settles ASIC’s first COVID-19 case against lender
COVID-19 2022-07-18 4:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The sole director of personal lender ClearLoans has agreed to settle the first case the Australian Securities and Investments Commission brought related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Online trader shut down following ASIC probe into ‘concerning consumer losses’
Financial Services 2022-07-14 9:58 pm By Sam Matthews

Online trading platform Trade360 will close shop at the end of the month, following an ASIC investigation that found its representatives at an offshore call centre provided personal advice to clients which the company was not licensed to give.

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Griffin Coal convicted of violating financial reporting obligations
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-07-13 11:12 pm By Sam Matthews

Embattled mining company Griffin Coal has copped a $4,000 fine after being convicted of failing to meet its financial reporting and officeholder requirements.

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ASIC seeks $15M penalty against GetSwift after ‘unprecedented’ offshore move
Securities 2022-07-12 11:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

ASIC has called for a $15 million penalty against GetSwift and 12-year bans against its directors, who moved the logistics company overseas as the regulator’s enforcement action was on foot, a move the court on Tuesday said was “unprecedented”.

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Life insurer Select AFSL used unconscionable phone sales tactics, court finds
Insurance 2022-07-11 2:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Insurer Select AFSL acted unconscionably when selling life, funeral and accidental injury insurance over the phone, a court has found in a case brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

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ASIC hits $1 billion ‘licensee for hire’ firm with court proceedings
Financial Services 2022-07-07 1:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has filed civil penalty proceedings against advisory firm Lanterne Fund Services, alleging it ran a “wholly deficient business”.

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Judge approves $4.7M Quintis class action settlement
Class Actions 2022-07-01 10:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has signed off on a $4.7 million settlement in two investor class actions against collapsed sandalwood producer Quintis, two year after an earlier settlement was scuttled as group members kicked off an insurance dispute in pursuit of a better return.

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Liquidator reprimanded by ASIC for breaching rules on independence
Restructuring & Insolvency 2022-07-01 10:45 pm By Sam Matthews

The corporate regulator has reprimanded a liquidator for “serious” breaches of independence rules, and has directed the insolvency practitioner to refuse appointments until next year.

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ASIC sues Mercer Financial over fees for no service conduct
Financial Services 2022-06-30 12:10 pm By Sam Matthews

ASIC has brought court proceedings against wealth manager Mercer Financial Advice, alleging the company charged fees for services it did not provide and made false and misleading representations to thousands of customers.

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ASIC can’t access PwC report at centre of privilege fight with Terracom
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-06-28 11:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has rejected a bid by the corporate regulator to access an unredacted PricewaterhouseCoopers report commissioned by coal miner TerraCom ahead of a challenge to a decision that cleared the way for the regulator to eye the document as part of an investigation.

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