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25 February 2021 MEDIA RELEASE
21-031MR ASIC sues NAB for unconscionable conduct and misrepresentations over account fees

ASIC has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against National Australia Bank Ltd (NAB), alleging that NAB charged fees for making certain ...

24 February 2021 MEDIA RELEASE
21-030MR ASIC launches immunity policy for market misconduct offences

ASIC has released an immunity policy for certain contraventions of the Corporations Act, which includes serious offences such as market manipulation, ...

23 February 2021 MEDIA RELEASE
21-029MR Criminal charges laid against Allianz and AWP alleging the making of false statements

Allianz Australia Insurance Limited (Allianz) has been charged with seven counts, and AWP Australia Pty Ltd (AWP) with one count, of making false or ...

23 February 2021 MEDIA RELEASE
21-028MR ASIC sets five-year sunset date for litigation funding legislative instrument

ASIC has revised the duration of relief relating to litigation funding schemes. ASIC Corporations (Amendment) Instrument 2021/116 (amending ...

22 February 2021 MEDIA RELEASE
21-027MR Former CFO appears in court following guilty plea

Mr Zhonghan Wu, also known as John Wu, former chief financial officer of Traditional Therapy Clinics Limited (TTC), appeared before the District ...

17 February 2021 MEDIA RELEASE
21-026MR Supreme Court decides Peter Ivan Macks’ liquidator registration to be suspended for three years

On 12 February 2021, the Supreme Court of South Australia handed down its penalty decision that Peter Ivan Macks’ liquidator registration be ...

16 February 2021 MEDIA RELEASE
21-025MR CBA liable for overcharged interest – Royal Commission case study

The Federal Court has made declarations that the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) made false or misleading representations and engaged in ...

12 February 2021 MEDIA RELEASE
21-024MR ASIC permanently bans former Sydney financial adviser

ASIC has permanently banned former Sydney financial adviser Mr Daniel Stuart McSweeny from providing financial services. Mr McSweeny was an ...

12 February 2021 MEDIA RELEASE
21-023MR ASIC update: Compensation for financial advice related misconduct as at 31 Dec 2020

Six of Australia's largest banking and financial services institutions have paid or offered a total of $1.24 billion in compensation, as at 31 ...

11 February 2021 MEDIA RELEASE
21-022MR Douglas Johnston successfully appeals three of nine counts of obtaining financial advantage by deception

On 10 February 2021, Mr Douglas Gordon Johnston was partially successful in appealing his conviction of obtaining a financial advantage by deception. ...

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