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ANZ senior execs under scrutiny in investigation over $14B bond sale
ANZ has confirmed that senior executives could face consequences in an investigation led by Herbert Smith Freehills and Allens regarding concerns that it manipulated government bond sales last year. 
ASIC accuses COFCO of manipulating wheat futures markets
ASIC has brought civil penalty proceedings against Chinese government-owned agri-business COFCO, alleging it manipulated the market for Eastern Australian wheat futures market contracts in 2022. 
Ex-ATO worker was not forced to resign amid murder charges, FWC finds
A former employee of the Australian Taxation Office who faced murder charges over a cold case from 1984, which have since been dropped, has lost his unfair dismissal case after the FWC found he was not forced to resign. 
Four people charged over alleged Telegram ‘pump and dump’ scheme
Four people have been charged with conspiracy to commit market rigging and false trading after an ASIC investigation into an alleged scheme organised on social media app Telegram to pump shares in Australian stocks and dump them at inflated prices. 
Insignia Financial unit fined $10.7M for alleged super breaches
A unit of Insignia Financial, formerly IOOF, has paid $10.7 million in infringement notices for allegedly failing to put members’ default superannuation contributions into MySuper products.
Amex hit with $8M penalty in first ever case over DDO breaches
A judge has ordered credit card giant American Express to pay $8 million in ASIC’s first-ever case over design and distribution obligations, but has criticised the recently enacted provisions as being “poorly drafted”. 
Wealth guru Dominique Grubisa, DG Institute hit with $6M penalty
The ACCC has secured $6 million in penalties against wealth education company DG Institute and its CEO Dominique Grubisa, as well as orders that the company refund $14.7 million in course fees to customers who enrolled in its ‘Master Wealth Control’ program.
APRA cuts $1B Westpac risk capital requirement in half
Pointing to Westpac's progress in risk governance since it was targeted by AUSTRAC for systemic failures five years ago, the prudential watchdog has said it will halve a $1 billion capital requirement.
Class action against Noumi lays claim to $5M penalty in ASIC case
Noumi has agreed to pay a $5 million penalty for violating its continuous disclosure obligations in a case brought by the corporate regulator, but the applicant in a shareholder class action against the food company says the sum should be reserved to compensate group members. 
Judge recuses himself from Sunshine Loans penalty hearing, calls for new court protocol
The judge who presided over ASIC’s successful case against payday lender Sunshine Loans has recused himself from deciding on penalty in the matter, saying a new court protocol might be needed for when a judge makes an adverse credit finding during the liability phase of a case.