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Third person pleads guilty in Courtenay House Ponzi scheme

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... Sipina was charged with carrying out a financial services business without an AFSL. At the time of the offense, the maximum penalty for this crime was a fine of $34,000, a prison sentence of two years, or both. Furthermore, dealing with the proceeds ...

Court dismisses ASIC lawsuit against Finder

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... marketed as making use of a cryptocurrency called "TrueAUD" (TAUD). In late 2022, the corporate watchdog commenced civil penalty proceedings against Finder Wallet for allegedly providing unlicensed financial services, breaching product disclosure requirements ...

ASX settles $1.05m fine for transparency failures

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
ASX has settled a $1.05 million penalty after an ASIC investigation found it failed to meet pre-trade transparency rules on 8417 occasions from April 2019 to December 2022. The rules mandate that ASX disclosure specific order details on its trading ...

ASIC succeeds in conflicted remuneration case

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... around $5000 each time a client bought a property through them using their SMSF. The corporate regulator brought the civil penalty proceedings against RM Capital in mid-2019, estimating that the SMSF Club accepted more than $730,000 in conflicted remuneration ...

Bloom Impact, MSC pulled up for greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... Investments Australia, Tlau Energy and Northern Trust Asset Management. ASIC currently has three greenwashing-related civil penalty actions before the Federal Court - Vanguard Investments Australia and Active Super, while a tentative agreement has been ...

Former director pleads guilty to hedge fund con

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... just 1.4%. Sandiford will appear in court again on March 15, at which time a sentencing hearing will be set. The maximum penalty for Sandiford's offences is 15 years in prison or the greater of $945,000 or a fine three times the total value of the benefits ...

ASIC chases 757 adviser registrations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
... as well as ongoing advice services." From February 16, those who are unregistered are in breach of a restricted civil penalty provision; the AFSL provider will have committed an offence of strict liability and contravened a civil penalty provision. Phil ...

Unlicensed crypto investor faces jail time

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... caution." Hala was released on bail yesterday, and the matter has been adjourned for further mention on April 15. The maximum penalty for each of Hala's nine offences is five years' imprisonment.

ASIC to tighten grip on super fund misdemeanours

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... indicates that some superannuation are failing to meet basic member service standards. Notably, ASIC has initiated civil penalty proceedings against TelstraSuper for not meeting internal dispute resolution standards, alleging the corporate fund failed ...

Westpac loses Ausgrid rate swap case

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... ensure the transaction was provided to the consortium efficiently, honestly, and fairly. The Court handed down the maximum penalty to Westpac, being just $1.8 million. This is because of when the conduct occurred. Civil penalties have significantly increased ...