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Big Un’s CFO charged with insider trading in latest action over failed company
Article 2023-06-13 3:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

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.

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ASIC, NAB clash over $10M penalty exposes ‘vague status’ of concise claims, judge says
ASIC 2023-06-06 3:53 pm By Sam Matthews

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.

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Parents of fraudster Melissa Caddick paid $1M to vacate Edgecliff property
ASIC 2023-06-05 11:14 pm By Sam Matthews

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.

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ASIC hits Melbourne CFD broker with interim stop order
ASIC 2023-06-02 10:01 pm By Gareth Baker

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. 

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‘Fundamentally wrong’: Judge pans AMP’s payment to PwC for remediation review
AMP 2023-06-02 3:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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.

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ASIC lifts stop order on Humm’s buy now, pay later products
ASIC 2023-05-29 11:07 pm By Gareth Baker

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has revoked an interim stop order against Aussie fintech Humm Group, which had been preventing the company from selling its buy now, pay later product to new customers.  Humm revealed the news in an announcement on Monday, only days after the order was issued out of concerns around the…

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ASIC hits pause on Humm’s buy now, pay later products
ASIC 2023-05-26 3:07 pm By Gareth Baker

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.

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Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick dead, coroner finds
ASIC 2023-05-25 12:35 pm By Sam Matthews

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.

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Ex-Continental Coal director sentenced for directors’ duty breach
ASIC 2023-05-23 11:59 pm By Gareth Baker

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.  

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Personal assistant of alleged fraudster Chris Marco faces charges
ASIC 2023-05-19 4:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former executive assistant of accused Ponzi schemer Chris Marco is facing charges linked to an alleged $29.5 million fraud against investors.

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