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Blockchain mining companies sued by ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
... Digital, and NGS Group - along with their sole directors Brett Mendham, Ryan Brown and Mark Ten Caten. The corporate regulator has accused the NGS companies of targeting Australian investors, encouraging them to invest in blockchain mining packages with ...

Court approves wind up of Prospero Markets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024
The Federal Court ordered Prospero Markets to be wound up following an application by the corporate regulator. ASIC has been investigating Prospero Markets for non-compliance with its AFSL conditions and obligations as an OTC derivatives issuer. The ...

Mayfair 101 regains control of assets, liquidators abandon claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... and liquidator's attempt to have the group liquidated. "Today's settlement announcement suggests the corporate regulator took the wrong position, supported false information when on notice of it, and aided the winding up of the IPO Wealth Holdings ...

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
... RealEstate paid SMSF Club 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 ...

ASIC cracks down on scammers

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
The corporate regulator says it has shut down about 3500 investment scam websites since July 2023 to protect Australians from digitally enabled misconduct. According to ASIC's latest enforcement and regulatory update, it has secured almost $60 million ...

'ASX Wolf' Tyson Scholz bankrupt in ASIC crackdown

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... against finfluencer Tyson Scholz, the self-proclaimed 'ASX Wolf,' effectively declaring him bankrupt. The corporate regulator sought sequestration orders against Scholz for not paying Federal Court-mandated costs associated with his illegal operation ...

Former Blockchain Global director confined to Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... restrict former Blockchain Global director Liang Guo, also known as Allan Guo, from leaving Australia. The corporate regulator is currently investigating Guo and two other Blockchain Global directors, Samuel Xue Lee and Zijang (Ryan) Xu, for their involvement ...

Former financial adviser sanctioned by ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
Former financial adviser Shivdeep Jaidka is under ASIC scrutiny; the corporate regulator has accepted a court-enforceable undertaking from him. After reviewing the financial services provided by Jaidka, ASIC found he failed to adhere to s961B and s961G ...

ASIC files lawsuit against unlicensed director, companies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
The corporate regulator filed a lawsuit against a Queensland man who allegedly deceived people he knew into handing over $100 million to invest in companies he owned without a financial services licence. ASIC commenced proceedings in the Federal Court ...
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