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Big Un’s CFO charged with insider trading in latest action over failed company
The former chief financial officer of Big Un has become the third person to be charged with insider trading connected to shares in the defunct video producer.
ASIC, NAB clash over $10M penalty exposes ‘vague status’ of concise claims, judge says
NAB has told a court it should pay a $2 million penalty -- not the $10 million proposed by ASIC  -- for engaging in unconscionable conduct by overcharging customers, saying the exact words used in the regulator's concise statement accuse it only of a single contravention.
Parents of fraudster Melissa Caddick paid $1M to vacate Edgecliff property
The parents of deceased fraudster Melissa Caddick will take $950,000 to move out of a multi-million dollar property in Sydney’s East, which will now be sold by receivers.
‘Fundamentally wrong’: Judge pans AMP’s payment to PwC for remediation review
It was "fundamentally wrong" that AMP Financial Planning paid consultant PricewaterhouseCoopers significantly more to review a court-ordered remediation than was paid to customers who suffered loss after an adviser churned life insurance policies for higher commissions, a judge has said.
ASIC hits Melbourne CFD broker with interim stop order
ASIC has issued an interim stop order barring a Melbourne-based investment broker from opening trading accounts or dealing in contracts for difference or margin foreign exchange contracts to retail investors. 
ASIC hits pause on Humm’s buy now, pay later products
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has hit fintech Humm Group with an interim stop order barring it from issuing buy now, pay later products to new customers.
Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick dead, coroner finds
The New South Wales deputy state coroner has concluded that accused conwoman Melissa Caddick is dead, but questions remain about the circumstances of her death.
Ex-Continental Coal director sentenced for directors’ duty breach
A former director of defunct mining and exploration company Continental Coal has been sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment for failing to act in good faith in performing his directors' duties in relation to $1 million in bridging finance.  
AMP hit with $24M penalty for ‘unconscionable’ practice of charging dead customers
A judge has ordered two AMP units to pay a total of $24 million after finding the wealth manager acted unconscionably in charging insurance premiums and advice fees to deceased customers.