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Vina Money Transfer to plead guilty in criminal cartel case
Money transfer business Vina Money Transfer and two of five individuals accused of fixing foreign exchange rates on millions of dollars transferred between Australia and Vietnam will plead guilty to criminal cartel charges, a court has heard.
Judge pulls up ASIC for ‘strange’ handling of GetSwift case
A judge has dressed down ASIC over the handling of its action against GetSwift, criticising the regulator's failure to seek a court injunction to prevent the company's relocation to Canada.
ANZ hit with ASIC action over $18.5B home loan ‘introducer’ program
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched court proceedings against ANZ alleging the banking giant's home loan 'introducer' referral program breached credit laws.
Melissa Caddick’s parents may face court battle over $2.6M Edgecliff property
The parents of accused Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick may need to bring court proceedings to retain their $2.6 million Edgecliff home and recoup $1.2 million they gave to their daughter for the mortgage.
ASIC gets time to mull class action’s bid to ring-fence $7.2M Dixon Advisory penalty
A court has delayed a hearing on a bid by the applicant in a class action against Dixon Advisory to freeze a $7.2 million penalty secured by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission against the self-managed superfund provider so the corporate regulator can consider its position on the request.
ACCC approves NAB’s $1.2B acquisition of Citi’s consumer business
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has given the green light to the National Australia Bank’s proposed $1.2 billion acquisition of Citigroup's Australian consumer business, finding the deal is not likely to substantially lessen competition.
ASIC imposes new conditions on ASX following multi-billion dollar outage
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has imposed additional license conditions on the Australian Securities Exchange after operational issues created a “very serious” outage last year.
Melissa Caddick’s company wound up, with $23.5M owing to investors
ASIC has won its bid to wind up accused Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick's company and appoint final receivers to realise her assets, paving the way for some repayment to the dozens of family and friends who invested with Caddick and are still owed $23.5 million.
Dixon Advisory class action wants court to hold penalty in ASIC case
The applicant in a class action against self-managed superfund provider Dixon Advisory wants to intervene in ASIC's proceedings, which the company agreed to resolve for $7.2 million, saying any penalty in the case should be held by the court until the resolution of the class action.
IOOF to face expanded misconduct allegations in shareholder class action
A judge has given the green light to expanded misconduct allegations in a shareholder class action against IOOF, including claims of insider trading and front-running.