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Victorian Bar to poll members on endorsing Voice to Parliament
Business of Law 2023-05-18 4:50 pm By Sam Matthews

A group of Victorian barristers says the Bar has a responsibility to make a public statement backing the proposed Voice to Parliament, while others have questioned the “propriety” of speaking out, an email to members reveals.

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Judge backs ASIC plan to ban OTC binary options as issuers hit with $75M penalty
Angus Christophersen 2020-10-16 4:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Over-the-counter derivative issuers AGM Markets, OT Markets and Oxifin Tech have been ordered to pay a total of $75 million in penalties after a ruling that they engaged in unconscionable conduct causing losses of over $30 million to unsophisticated investors seeking what a judge called “financial heroin hits”.

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ASIC wins unconscionable conduct case against OTC derivatives issuer AGM Markets
Angus Christophersen 2020-02-27 10:28 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

ASIC has notched up a win against derivative issuer AGM Markets and two of its authorised representatives, with a court finding they engaged in misleading, deceptive and unconscionable conduct that caused investor losses of over $30 million.

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