Despite previously remarking that the penalty was “a bit light on”, a judge has ordered Squirrel Superannuation to pay $55,000 for false and misleading marketing linked to property investment for investors with self-managed superannuation funds.
A victor remains to be crowned following a heated beauty parade between competing class actions against tech company Nuix, with two law firms facing criticism for their “cumbrous” consolidation proposal and a third firm copping flak for its “opaque” financials.
A judge has hit pause on the ATO’s application for summary judgment in proceedings launched by ex-Bellamy’s Australia director Jan Cameron seeking declarations that a Carribean-based trust does not owe capital gains tax for selling shares in the baby food maker.
Insurer Allianz has pleaded guilty to six charges of making false or misleading statements online about the scope of cover under its travel insurance.
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.
A judge has granted ASIC a hotly contested extension of time in appeals brought by Mayfair Group and founder James Mawhinney after a judge slapped the investment group with a $30 million penalty.
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.
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.
A Melbourne investor who posted in an online forum that a pump and dump scheme was all part of the “fun and games and cat and mouse of the stock market” has pleaded guilty to market manipulation.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has sued Queensland-based Sunshine Loans for allegedly charging over $320,000 in prohibited fees.