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4 September 2024 MEDIA RELEASE
24-195MR ASIC wins against Rent4Keeps for overcharging vulnerable consumers on essential household goods

The Federal Court today found the business model used by Rent4Keeps to sell everyday goods, such as furniture, electronics and whitegoods breached ...

4 September 2024 MEDIA RELEASE
24-194MR ASIC cancels AFS licence of retail OTC derivative issuer FXOpen AU

ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of contracts for difference (CFDs) and foreign exchange contracts issuer, FXOpen ...

2 September 2024 MEDIA RELEASE
24-193MR Former Courtenay House director sentenced to 11 years imprisonment

Former Courtenay House director Tony Iervasi has been sentenced in the Supreme Court of NSW to 11 years imprisonment with a non-parole period of ...

2 September 2024 MEDIA RELEASE
24-192MR ASIC’s Moneysmart calls on super funds to better engage millennials following findings from industry roundtable

ASIC’s Moneysmart convened a roundtable of leading influential voices for millennials and their finances that is sounding the alarm for ...

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 ...

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