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14 October 2020 MEDIA RELEASE
20-242MR ASIC suspends the AFS licence of Ballast Financial Management Pty Ltd

ASIC has suspended the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of Perth-based financial advice provider Ballast Financial Management Pty Ltd ...

14 October 2020 MEDIA RELEASE
20-241MR Former director pleads guilty to fraud

Following an ASIC investigation, Mr Jaicome Spinella, of West End, Brisbane, Queensland, pleaded guilty to a charge of obtaining financial advantage ...

13 October 2020 MEDIA RELEASE
20-240MR Regulators urge Australian institutions to adhere to the ISDA IBOR Fallbacks Protocol and Supplement

Regulators and industry are taking further steps to transition away from LIBOR, which is expected to cease after the end of 2021. In particular, on ...

12 October 2020 MEDIA RELEASE
20-239MR ASIC and Volkswagen Financial Services Australia settle Federal Court proceeding

ASIC has settled its claim against Volkswagen Financial Services Australia Pty Limited (VWFSA), discontinuing its Federal Court proceeding and ...

12 October 2020 MEDIA RELEASE
20-238MR Court finds in ASIC’s favour against Antares Energy (now Big Star) and finds that former director James Cruickshank breached his duties as a director

The Federal Court of Australia has found that Antares Energy Limited (Antares), now known as Big Star Energy Ltd, has breached continuous disclosure ...

9 October 2020 MEDIA RELEASE
20-237MR ASIC bans former St George Bank employee for five years

ASIC has banned Todd Erwin Butler, a former Sydney based St George Bank employee, from providing financial services and engaging in credit activity ...

8 October 2020 MEDIA RELEASE
20-236MR Former director charged with making a false statement

Following an ASIC investigation, Mr Marcus McDermott of Morton New South Wales has been charged with making a false or misleading statement in a ...

8 October 2020 MEDIA RELEASE
20-235MR ASIC bans former property developer from managing corporations for five years

ASIC has disqualified Mr Michael David Steele, of Murwillumbah New South Wales, from managing corporations for the maximum period of five years. Mr ...

8 October 2020 MEDIA RELEASE
20-234MR Former Townsville financial adviser sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment

On 2 October 2020, Mr Anthony Vivian Dick, a former Townsville financial adviser, was sentenced to eight  years’ imprisonment with a non-parole ...

8 October 2020 MEDIA RELEASE
20-233MR Former responsible manager banned from credit activities following ASIC investigation

On 4 September 2020, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) banned former responsible manager Anthony ‘Tony’ David Wynd of Melbourne from ...

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