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30 August 2024 MEDIA RELEASE
24-191MR ASIC prosecutes 78 individuals for failing to assist registered liquidators

ASIC has prosecuted 78 individuals for failing to assist registered liquidators over the six months from 1 January to 30 June 2024. These enforcement ...

29 August 2024 MEDIA RELEASE
24-190MR CLSA pays penalty for providing incorrect regulatory data

CLSA Australia Pty Limited has paid a penalty of $144,300 to comply with an infringement notice given by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP) for ...

28 August 2024 MEDIA RELEASE
24-189MR AFS licensee to cease providing independent expert reports on corporate transactions

ASIC has accepted a voluntary variation of the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of AP Lloyds Pty Ltd, excluding the firm and its corporate ...

27 August 2024 MEDIA RELEASE
24-188MR Former Brisbane financial adviser Ben Jayaweera sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for fraud at retrial

Ben Jayaweera, a former financial adviser and director of Growth Plus Financial Group Pty Ltd (in Liquidation), has been sentenced to 12 years’ ...

23 August 2024 MEDIA RELEASE
24-187MR Former Brisbane financial adviser Ben Jayaweera found guilty of fraud following a retrial in the Brisbane District Court

On Friday 23 August 2024, Ben Jayaweera, a former financial advisor and director of Growth Plus Financial Group Pty Ltd (in Liquidation) was found ...

23 August 2024 MEDIA RELEASE
24-186MR ASIC wins case against Kraken crypto exchange operator for design and distribution failure

The Federal Court today ruled Bit Trade Pty Ltd, the operator of the Kraken crypto exchange in Australia, failed to comply with design and ...

23 August 2024 MEDIA RELEASE
24-185MR ASIC continues action on misleading claims to deter greenwashing misconduct

ASIC has made 47 regulatory interventions to address greenwashing misconduct during the 15-month period up to 30 June 2024, including the ...

22 August 2024 MEDIA RELEASE
24-184MR ASIC expands strategic priorities for coming 12 months

Australia’s public and private markets and emerging financial products will form a new pillar of ASIC’s expanded strategic priorities. ASIC Chair ...

20 August 2024 MEDIA RELEASE
24-183MR Former BBY employee sentenced for aiding and abetting

Yat Nam (April) Yuen, who held various roles at collapsed stockbroking firm BBY Limited (BBY) including Manager (Strategy), has been sentenced for ...

20 August 2024 MEDIA RELEASE
24-182MR Anti-scam practices of banks outside the four major banks

ASIC today released a report into the anti-scam practices of 15 banks outside the four major banks. Report 790 Anti-scam practices of banks outside ...

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