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Crown admits to breaching Vic law for five years, as AUSTRAC probe widens
Gaming 2021-06-07 1:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Crown Resorts admitted Monday that it broke a state law at its Melbourne casino over a five-year period and revealed the financial crimes regulator has expanded its money laundering investigation to include the company’s Perth casino.

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AUSTRAC investigation into NAB referred to enforcement team
Financial Services 2021-06-07 10:55 am By Cat Fredenburgh

AUSTRAC’s long-running investigation into NAB’s compliance with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws has progressed, with the matter being referred to the financial crime regulator’s enforcement team.

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The Beatles hitmaker EMI can’t block ‘Abbey Road’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2021-06-04 3:45 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Beatles hit producer EMI has lost its “ambitious” opposition to Australian craft company Spotlight registering ‘Abbey Road’ as a trade mark for its yarn products.

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Dodo, iPrimus hit with $2.5M penalty over broadband speed claims
Telecommunications 2021-06-02 11:47 am By Christine Caulfield

Telecommunications companies Dodo and iPrimus must pay $2.5 million in penalties for making misleading claims about their NBN broadband speeds, a court has ruled.

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JPMorgan tries to shield ASIC settlement negotiations in ANZ cartel case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-06-01 4:09 pm By Miklos Bolza

JPMorgan is fighting to keep details of failed settlement talks with ASIC under wraps in criminal cartel proceedings over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement, as ANZ seeks to uncover whether the corporate regulator made a deal with the investment bank ahead of the cartel case being filed.

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ASIC bans director of failed forex trader Union Standard
Financial Services 2021-06-01 3:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

The corporate cop has disqualified a director and former responsible manager of the collapsed over-the-counter derivatives issuer Union Standard from working in the financial services sector for the next 10 years.

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ME Bank faces criminal charges after ASIC investigation
White Collar 2021-05-27 1:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Members Equity Bank has been hit with criminal charges for allegedly making false or misleading representations and violating the National Credit Code.

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Mosaic Brands hit with $630,000 penalty for misleading claims about hand sanitiser, masks
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-05-27 12:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mosaic Brands has paid $630,000 in penalties after being hit with infringement notices by the ACCC for misleading claims made about hand sanitiser and masks sold on its websites at the height of COVID-19 pandemic last year.

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AMP faces unconscionable conduct action for charging dead customers
Financial Services 2021-05-27 8:59 am By Christine Caulfield

The corporate regulator is taking five AMP entities to court alleging they acted unconscionably by continuing to charge life insurance premiums and advice fees to more than 2,000 customers after they were notified of their death.

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In victory for Glencore, High Court won’t weigh in on landmark transfer pricing ruling
Tax 2021-05-26 11:03 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has denied the ATO’s request that it weigh in on Australia’s transfer pricing regime, leaving in place a Full Court victory for mining giant Glencore that left it paying $2 million of a $92 million bill relating to the sale of copper from a mine in Cobar, NSW.

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