Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from ASIC

Social media ads are littered with ‘green’ claims. How are we supposed to know they're true?

Online platforms are awash with ads for so-called “green” products. Power companies are “carbon neutral”. Electronics are “for the planet”. Clothing is “circular” and travel is “sustainable”. Or are they?

The Conversation

Hefty fine for RACQ after misleading discounts

Insurer RACQ has been hit with a $10 million penalty in the Federal Court after potentially misleading customers about price discounts.

AAP

Mercer Financial fined $12m over fees for no service

Mercer admitted inadequate fee disclosures and to charging 761 clients a combined $4.7 million in fees for services they never received.

AAP

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Nuix lawsuit 'in the teeth' of ASIC's own advice

Nuix has claimed public guidance provided by ASIC around disclosure contradicted the financial watchdog's own lawsuit against the investigative software firm.

AAP

Strategic Changes to CFD Trading in the UK and Australia

Discover how UK and Australian CFD traders adapt to new regulations with more intelligent risk management and strategic trading in the Forex and Crypto domains.

inkl

'Underperforming' Nuix stayed mum after $1.8b float

Nuix has been accused of misleading the market by not publicly divulging a failure to meet financial targets presented during a $1.8 billion public offering.

AAP

Loan sharks taking advantage of desperate Australians amid cost-of-living crisis, Asic warns

Corporate watchdog says lenders targeting people with small, high-interest loans, leading to ‘debt spirals’

The Guardian - AU

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

'Alarming': big gaps in organisations' cyber security

The corporate regulator has called on organisations to prioritise cyber security after a survey revealed significant threats to the private data of Australians.

AAP

What led ASIC to ban a Canberra property developer

Former directors had links to more than 40 companies.

The Canberra Times

Pair to stand trial over alleged $2.2 million fraud

Two men accused of using telemarketing to lure investors into a $2.2 million fraudulent property scheme have been ordered to stand trial.

AAP

Making money green: Australia takes its first steps towards a net zero finance strategy

This article is part of a series by The Conversation, Getting to Zero, examining Australia’s energy transition.

The Conversation

Palmer resort and election fraud case paused for appeal

Businessman Clive Palmer has won a bid to pause a criminal case against him in the Magistrates Court while he waits for an appeal in the Supreme Court.

AAP

Taylor Swift: warning over fake tickets as NAB urges punters to be wary of social media scams

Concern around fake Taylor Swift ticket scams comes as bank reveals $220,000 worth of transactions abandoned daily

The Guardian - AU

Accused auditors dodge black mark by resigning: ASIC

A Senate committee has heard auditors accused of committing misdemeanours could escape consequences and scrutiny by resigning.

AAP

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

AAP

Palmer accused of 'backdoor' delay over fraud charges

Prosecutors have told a court their charges of alleged fraud against businessman Clive Palmer and his Coolum resort had been "on foot for a very long time".

The Guardian - AU

PwC partner at centre of tax advice scandal banned by Asic for eight years

Financial regulator finds Peter John Collins is ‘not a fit and proper person to provide financial services’

AAP

PwC partner at centre of tax scandal banned by watchdog

Peter-John Collins has been banned by ASIC from providing financial services for eight years following his role in the PwC tax advice scandal.

AAP

ASIC in 'shameful' conduct towards farmers over banks

The corporate regulator has failed to investigate cases of alleged misconduct by banks against Australian farmers, a parliamentary committee has been told.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s corporate watchdog launches ‘confidential proceedings’ against Deloitte partner

The partner has been referred to a disciplinary panel for investigation, the firm tells a NSW parliamentary inquiry

The Conversation

How Qantas might have done all Australians a favour by making refunds so hard to get

I’m not sure whether I’ve got any unclaimed Qantas flight credits.

The Guardian - AU

Youpla directors pursued by Asic over collapsed funeral fund that hurt Aboriginal families

Corporate regulator launches court action alleging former directors oversaw structure that left members vulnerable

Zenger

Australia’s ASIC Takes Legal Action Against Etoro Over Breach Of Obligations

Regulator alleges Etoro's CFD product violated design and distribution obligations, potentially exposing retail clients to significant risk.

The Guardian - AU

Turnbull government’s $33m grant went to company part-owned by mental health commissioner after lobbying

Exclusive: Funding to Innowell in 2017 without competitive tender was for mental health app and followed months of lobbying by Prof Ian Hickie. There is no suggestion of wrongdoing by Hickie

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle venue 48 Watt Street in liquidation

'The owner took possession of the property for non-performance under the lease today.'

AAP

Record fine for broker with history of non-compliance

Corporate regulator ASIC has fined retail broker Openmarkets a record $4.5 million for failing to stamp out a client's suspicious trading activity.

1 … 4 5 6 7

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations