Latest Australian Securities and Investments Commission News | Page 21

ASIC commences proceedings against ACBF Funeral Plans and Youpla Group concerning funeral expenses insurance
Company officers charged with breaching their duties
Debt collection company and director charged with credit and deception offences
ASIC bans New South Wales mortgage broker and cancels company credit licence
Former Queensland property developer Craig Gore found guilty of fraud
ASIC obtains Court orders to wind up unlicensed SMSF financial service businesses
Court freezes funds and suspends websites for suspected fraudulent investment businesses
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
ASIC Annual Report 2019-2020
ASIC product intervention order strengthens CFD protections
Updated regulatory guidance for share transfers using s444GA of Corporations Act
Societe Generale Securities Australia Pty Ltd receive $30,000 penalty for breaching client money rules
ASIC restricts Smiles Inclusive Ltd from issuing a reduced-content prospectus
ASIC places restrictions on Holista CollTech following continuous disclosure failures
Royal Commission witness and former financial adviser Sam Henderson sentenced
ASIC updates information sheets on new protections under unfair contract terms laws
APRA and ASIC publish latest data on life insurance claims and disputes 20 October
NAB ordered to pay $15 million for dealing with unlicensed home loan Introducers
Federal Court imposes $75 million penalty on OTC derivative issuer AGM Markets and former authorised
Finance broker charged with making a false statement to ASIC
Police arrest man after financial investiment scam
Man arrested following suspected financial investment scam
ASIC succeeds in obtaining orders against Debt Wipeout
ASIC suspends AFS licence of Ballast Financial Management Pty Ltd
Former director pleads guilty to fraud
ASIC and Volkswagen Financial Services Australia settle Federal Court proceeding
Court finds in ASIC’s favour against Antares Energy and finds that former director James Cruickshank breached
ASIC bans former St George Bank employee for five years
Former director charged with making a false statement
ASIC bans former property developer from managing corporations for five years
Former Townsville financial adviser sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment
Former responsible manager banned from credit activities following ASIC investigation
Court approves ANZ and ASIC settlement over periodical payment fees
ANZ to pay $10 million penalty for unconscionable conduct over periodic payment fees
WA financial adviser charged with dishonest conduct
Director pleads guilty to breaching directors’ duties
Former Leighton executive’s successful appeal results in acquittal
ASIC commences proceedings against Allianz Australia Insurance and AWP Australia for alleged misleading sale
ASIC commences proceedings against Cigno and BHF Solutions over unlicensed credit activity
ASIC remakes two ‘sunsetting’ class orders relating to credit
A mea culpa, not a fix: Australias biggest corporate fine isnt end of it for Westpac
ASIC bans BGC Securities fixed income broker for ten years
Avrohom Kimelman and Don Evans charged with market manipulation offences
ASIC restricts certain retail offers of ‘stub equity’ in takeovers to maintain investor protection
Former director charged with making false statement
ASIC extends COVID-19 relief for certain capital raisings and financial advice
ASIC and IOSCO report on conflicts of interest within debt capital raising process
ASIC tells fund managers to be ‘true to label’