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Mayfair’s ex-lawyers may fight claim that ‘flagrant incompetence’ led to court loss
Appeals 2022-02-24 7:36 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Former legal representatives of companies in the Mayfair 101 group are considering an application to strike out part of an appeal that alleges their ā€œflagrant incompetenceā€ led to director James Mawhinney copping a 20-year ban on soliciting investor funds.

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GetSwift appeals judgment scathing of ‘PR-driven’ approach to disclosures
Securities 2022-02-22 10:28 pm By Christine Caulfield

Logistics company GetSwift and its directors are appealing a win for ASIC in the regulator’s case that alleged they breached their continuous disclosure obligations and engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct in the release of 22 ASX announcements.

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Judge finds ‘no immediate threat’ of harm in ASIC’s contempt case against Mayfair’s Mawhinney
ASIC 2022-02-18 4:19 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has lost an interim injunction bid against the director of investment firm Mayfair 101 in its case seeking a contempt finding, despite arguing there was a substantial risk of harm to consumers.

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Aware Finance cops $20M penalty in ASIC fees for no service action
Financial Services 2022-02-17 9:04 pm By Sam Matthews

Aware Finance, formerly StatePlus, has been fined $20 million for charging over 25,000 customers approximately $50 million for services they did not receive.Ā 

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High Court says class action shareholders can quiz directors of failed companies
Restructuring & Insolvency 2022-02-16 10:27 am By Christine Caulfield

In a boost to securities class actions, the High Court has ruled that directors of collapsed companies can be subjected to public examination by shareholders wanting to bring civil proceedings.

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Rio Tinto to cop penalty in ASIC case over failed $5.8B acquisition
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-02-11 11:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Rio Tinto will face a penalty in proceedings brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission alleging the mining giant misled shareholders about the resources of a Mozambique mining company it acquired for $5.8 billion in 2011 and later offloaded for $70 million.

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ASIC drops investigation into Nuix’s IPO disclosures
Securities 2022-02-10 10:43 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has dropped its investigation into Nuixā€™s financial statements in the lead-up to its 2020 public float, but will continue to probe the troubled tech company’s statements in the period since the initial public offering.

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PE Capital ordered into liquidation after running unregistered investment schemes
Financial Services 2022-02-10 11:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has ordered the winding up of investment manager PE Capital Funds Management, whose responsible entity Endeavour Securities has connections to collapsed financial services company Linchpin Capital.

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IOOF class action to get ASIC files on abandoned insider trading probe
ASIC 2022-02-08 4:00 pm By Sam Matthews

The corporate watchdog has been subpoenaed for its investigation files in the latest development in a protracted discovery fight in a shareholder class action over alleged misconduct by wealth manager IOOF.

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ASIC grills brother of former Nuix CFO as part of insider trading probe
Securities 2022-02-07 10:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

The corporate regulator has confirmed it has questioned the brother of former Nuix CFO Stephen Doyle and might seek further examination as part of its ongoing investigation of the troubled tech company.

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