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Dixon Advisory files for administration, blaming class actions
ASIC 2022-01-19 10:40 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Embattled wealth advisor Dixon Advisory has filed for administration, saying its potential liability in two class actions and a $7.2 million penalty it agreed to pay in ASIC proceedings mean it is likely to become insolvent in the future.

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Statewide Super fined $4M for charging members for non-existent insurance
ASIC 2022-01-07 10:15 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

Superannuation provider Statewide Super has been ordered to pay a $4 million penalty for an administrative error that saw around 12,500 fund members charged for insurance they did not receive.

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Judge shoots down ‘audacious’ McMillan Shakespeare claim for surplus class action funds
Aptum Legal 2021-12-22 5:17 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A judge has rejected an “audacious” attempt by McMillan Shakespeare to recoup a surplus of funds left over after a $9.5 million class action settlement was distributed to registered group members.

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Mayfair slapped with $30M fine after judge finds ASIC penalty ‘insufficient’
Aaron Weinstock 2021-12-22 10:10 am By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Beleaguered investment group Mayfair 101 will have to pay a $30 million penalty after a judge found a $12 million penalty proposed by ASIC was “insufficient”.

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Ralan boss to face public grilling by construction group’s liquidators
ASIC 2021-12-20 2:31 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The founder of construction giant Ralan Group will face public examination in the Federal Court as liquidators continue their investigations into the company’s $561 million collapse.

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Judge criticises ASIC for treating orders in Westpac case like ‘traffic lights in Naples’
Allens 2021-12-20 1:48 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

A judge has criticised the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for treating timetabling orders in its insider trading case against Westpac over a $16 billion interest rate swap as though they were “traffic lights in Naples”.

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Ex-Antares Energy CEO banned for misleading market about $354M Texas oil sale
Alexander Mossop 2021-12-17 6:20 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The former CEO and chairman of Antares Energy has been banned from managing corporations for four years and hit with a $40,000 penalty for failing to disclose to the market the buyer behind an ill-fated US$254 million acquisition of Texas oil assets.

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ASIC accuses former ANZ unit of overcharging super members $4M
ANZ 2021-12-15 12:26 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

Former ANZ super fund subsidiary OnePath overcharged more than $4 million in superannuation fees, according to regulatory action launched by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission on Tuesday.

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ASIC takes ‘wolf’ trader Tyson Scholz to court
ASIC 2021-12-13 4:53 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched court proceedings against the self-proclaimed ‘wolf’ of the ASX, social media celebrity Tyson Scholz for allegedly providing financial services without a licence.

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ANZ to pay $25M for short-changing half a million customers
ANZ 2021-12-09 3:29 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group has agreed to pay a $25 million penalty to resolve proceedings by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission alleging the bank short-changed hundreds of thousands of customers to the tune of $200 million.

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