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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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Dover Financial, ex-director mull lawsuit against ASIC
Financial Services 2022-05-26 9:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Defunct financial advisory firm Dover Financial and its former director have taken ASIC to court seeking discovery as they mull a potential lawsuit against the corporate regulator.

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ASIC cancels licence of Mayfair-linked Quattro Capital
Financial Services 2022-05-26 1:40 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has cancelled the Australian financial services license of Quattro Capital, which counted two Mayfair 101 entities among its corporate authorised representatives.

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Forex Capital liquidators win ā€˜urgentā€™ order for $69.5M distribution to customers
Restructuring & Insolvency 2022-05-24 5:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Forex Capital Trading liquidators have won an ā€œurgentā€ bid for orders allowing them to distribute $69.5 million to 8,600 former customers of the derivatives trader which allegedly gave misleading advice on products described as ā€œlittle more than gamblingā€.

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Shine Lawyers wins battle to run $463M Dixon Advisory class action
Class Actions 2022-05-19 4:24 pm By Sam Matthews

Shine Lawyers has beaten out class action rival Piper Alderman in a battle to lead a class action worth up to $463 million against collapsed wealth managers Dixon Advisory, with a judge finding the firm’s no win, no fee model was likely to result in a greater return to group members.

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No hard time limit on criminal charges against ME Bank, prosecutors say
Financial Services 2022-05-18 1:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

Challenging a ruling that tossed half the charges brought against direct bank Members Equity, prosecutors have told an appeals court the ASIC Act does not impose a strict deadline for bringing a criminal case of misleading or deceptive conduct.

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‘Box them in’: Company pressured customers to invest in timeshare scheme, court finds
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-05-17 9:41 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has found that financial advisers acting for Ultiqa Lifestyle Promotions gave advice against the best interests of consumers, cornering them into investing thousands of dollars into a timeshare scheme that many could not afford.

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GetSwift, directors drop appeal of judgment on ‘PR-driven’ approach to disclosures
Securities 2022-05-16 11:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Logistics company GetSwift and its directors have dropped their challenge to a judgment that found the company breached its continuous disclosure obligations with its “PR-driven” approach to ASX statements.

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