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Allianz pleads guilty to false statements about travel insurance coverage
Insurance 2022-06-15 10:28 pm By Christine Caulfield

Insurer Allianz has pleaded guilty to six charges of making false or misleading statements online about the scope of cover under its travel insurance.

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Avanteos hit with $1.7M penalty in landmark criminal case over dead member fees
Financial Services 2022-06-15 9:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Former Commonwealth Bank subsidiary Avanteos Investments has been slugged with a $1.7 million penalty after pleading guilty to charges it failed to update disclosure statements on products that continued to deduct adviser fees from accounts of dead superannuation members.

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ASIC wins contested extension in Mayfair, Mawhinney appeals
Appeals 2022-06-14 9:23 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has granted ASIC a hotly contested extension of time in appeals brought byĀ  Mayfair Group and founder James Mawhinney after a judge slapped the investment group with a $30 million penalty.

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ASIC puts funds on notice about ‘greenwashing’
Environment 2022-06-14 2:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has put issuers of superannuation and managed funds on notice that it is monitoring the market for ‘greenwashing’ in promotions for sustainability-related products.Ā 

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Property guru Sasha Hopkins converted investor funds into crypto assets, ASIC says
Financial Services 2022-06-08 3:05 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released details of its allegations against embattled property developer Sasha Hopkins, who is the subject of several freezing orders won by the regulator earlier this month.

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ASIC wins guilty plea from investor who posted about ā€˜fun and gamesā€™ of market manipulation
White Collar 2022-06-07 4:44 pm By Harry Thomas

A Melbourne investor who posted in an online forum that a pump and dump scheme was all part of the ā€œfun and games and cat and mouse of the stock marketā€ has pleaded guilty to market manipulation.

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ASIC sues online lender Sunshine Loans over ‘prohibited’ fees
Financial Services 2022-06-07 12:53 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has sued Queensland-based Sunshine Loans for allegedly charging over $320,000 in prohibited fees.

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Property developer Sasha Hopkins to face ASIC grilling
Real Estate 2022-06-03 5:13 pm By Sam Matthews

Embattled property developer Sasha Hopkins will face a compulsory examination by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission over the activities of his company A Team Property Group.

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Van Eyk Research ex-CEO pleads guilty to dishonesty
White Collar 2022-05-31 9:12 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former CEO of defunct investment research firm van Eyk has admitted to breaching his duties by using his position as director of a subsidiary to dishonestly retain control of the company.

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ANZ wrongly slapped customers with cash advance fees, ASIC claims
Financial Services 2022-05-30 11:17 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group hit hundreds of thousands of customers with cash advance fees after providing them with incorrect account balances, and the Big Four bank has still not rectified the problem, ASIC alleges in new civil penalty proceedings.

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