Aware Financial Services hit with $20m fine for charging fees for no service

Aware Financial Services hit with $20m fine for charging fees for no service

Aware Financial Services Australia (Aware FS) is the latest financi...

Financial crime watchdog orders external auditor to probe Bell Potter

Financial crime watchdog orders external auditor to probe Bell Potter

Australia’s financial crime authority AUSTRAC has ordered Bel...

EML Payments sets aside $10.5m provision for Shine class action

EML Payments sets aside $10.5m provision for Shine class action

An otherwise positive half-year result for Brisbane-based gift and ...

F45 patents revoked as Body Fit Training prevails in court

F45 patents revoked as Body Fit Training prevails in court

The owners of fitness franchise F45 (NYSE: FXLV) will be sweating a...

Court finds Hutchinson and CFMMEU engaged in “anti-competitive” boycott

Court finds Hutchinson and CFMMEU engaged in “anti-competitive” boycott

Construction giant Hutchinson and the Construction, Forestry, Marit...

ASIC drops two Nuix investigations, but company not yet off the hook

ASIC drops two Nuix investigations, but company not yet off the hook

ASX listed Nuix (ASX: NXL) today announced the corporate watchdog h...

Couple arrested in New York for alleged conspiracy to launder $6.2 billion in crypto

Couple arrested in New York for alleged conspiracy to launder $6.2 billion in crypto

Two people have been arrested in Manhattan overnight for an alleged...

Forrest in landmark criminal action against Facebook over crypto scams

Forrest in landmark criminal action against Facebook over crypto scams

Australian mining entrepreneur Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest ...

“Unlawful greed”: AFP launches investigations into RAT price gouging

“Unlawful greed”: AFP launches investigations into RAT price gouging

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has launched investigations int...

ACTU claims free test request "reasonable", but employer body deems strike threats inappropriate

ACTU claims free test request "reasonable", but employer body deems strike threats inappropriate

With workplaces nationally fighting fires across multiple fronts as...

"Manifestly inadequate": ACCC appeals $1 million Employsure penalty

"Manifestly inadequate": ACCC appeals $1 million Employsure penalty

Australia’s competition watchdog has vowed to appeal a $1 mil...

Mayfair 101 slapped with $30 million penalty for misleading advertising

Mayfair 101 slapped with $30 million penalty for misleading advertising

Update (15/9/22): The appeals division of the Federal Court has since...

Former MFS CEO Michael King declared bankrupt

Former MFS CEO Michael King declared bankrupt

The former CEO of an investment company that collapsed in 2008 owin...

Shine launches class action against EML Payments subsidiary

Shine launches class action against EML Payments subsidiary

Australian payments giant EML Payments (ASX: EML) has been hit with...

Former ANZ subsidiary OnePath sued over alleged fees for no service misconduct

Former ANZ subsidiary OnePath sued over alleged fees for no service misconduct

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has toda...

“Another example of widespread system failure”: ASIC sues ANZ again

“Another example of widespread system failure”: ASIC sues ANZ again

The corporate watchdog has once again taken Big Four Bank ANZ (ASX:...

Former CommBank subsidiary pleads guilty to charging 499 deceased members fees

Former CommBank subsidiary pleads guilty to charging 499 deceased members fees

Investment management firm Avanteos Investments has today pleaded g...

ASIC launches six legal actions against Westpac

ASIC launches six legal actions against Westpac

Australia’s corporate watchdog has launched six civil penalty...

Nuix faces second class action as Phi Finney McDonald enters the fold

Nuix faces second class action as Phi Finney McDonald enters the fold

Data analytics and intelligence software company Nuix (ASX: NXL) is...

ANZ sued by ASIC over alleged lending failures

ANZ sued by ASIC over alleged lending failures

One of the country’s largest banks is in the sights of the Au...

Beach Energy taken to the Federal Court by shareholders

Beach Energy taken to the Federal Court by shareholders

Slater and Gordon (ASX: SGH) has launched a class action against Ad...

Creso Pharma chairman steps aside amid ASIC investigation

Creso Pharma chairman steps aside amid ASIC investigation

The chairman of one of Australia’s top cannabis companies has...

Shine launches class action against QSuper

Shine launches class action against QSuper

Members of QSuper have filed a class action against the super fund ...

Nuix facing shareholder class action over allegedly misleading prospectus

Nuix facing shareholder class action over allegedly misleading prospectus

Shine Lawyers has today launched a class action against data analyt...

ASIC takes legal action against MLC over alleged insurance policy failures

ASIC takes legal action against MLC over alleged insurance policy failures

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has comm...

Pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturer pleads guilty to criminal cartel charges

Pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturer pleads guilty to criminal cartel charges

An Australian company that produces a pharmaceutical ingredient use...

Mayfair 101 director James Mawhinney back in court to face contempt allegations

Mayfair 101 director James Mawhinney back in court to face contempt allegations

UPDATE (17 Nov 2021): James Mawhinney has responded to ASIC la...

MUA withdraws industrial action against Patrick in lead up to Christmas

MUA withdraws industrial action against Patrick in lead up to Christmas

The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and Patrick Terminals have co...

Federal Court finds in favour of ASIC in GetSwift legal saga

Federal Court finds in favour of ASIC in GetSwift legal saga

The Federal Court has today determined that former ASX-listed techn...

New Aim successful in Federal Court over stoush with ex-employees and e-commerce competitors

New Aim successful in Federal Court over stoush with ex-employees and e-commerce competitors

E-commerce giant New Aim has been handed a win today by the Fe...