ASIC

Super Retail Group case uncovers governance risks of workplace relationships

ASIC has sued a former chief executive over breaches and misleading statements, highlighting the importance of...

29 September 2026

By Matthew Taylor

KPMG still claiming privilege over 74 documents, ASIC says

KPMG Australia has failed to produce over 70 documents to ASIC as it has continued to claim legal professional...

22 September 2026

By Jerome Doraisamy

Fresh court orders target assets linked to NSW lawyer

Further orders have been made to preserve assets linked to an NSW accountant and former solicitor following ASIC’s...

11 September 2026

By Naomi Neilson

Court puts ousted solicitor’s companies on path to winding up

Twelve companies associated with an ousted solicitor and accountant will be investigated by provisional liquidators...

25 August 2026

By Naomi Neilson

Lawyers caught in AUSTRAC loans investigation

Lawyers were among the professionals targeted as part of AUSTRAC’s investigation into coordinated mortgage fraud that...

20 August 2026

By Naomi Neilson

Potential contraventions within collapsing law firm

A national firm that claimed to be Australia’s highest-ranking legal service was wound up amid potential allegations...

15 July 2026

By Naomi Neilson

Court accepts HSBC’s ‘sincere’ apology for scam failures despite evidence gaps

The Federal Court has accepted a $35 million penalty to HSBC for its failure to protect customers from scammers, but it...

19 June 2026

By Naomi Neilson

ASIC quietly ends dispute with Star’s non-executive directors

The financial services watchdog has quietly revealed it would bring an end to its dispute with Star Entertainment’s...

20 April 2026

By Naomi Neilson

ASIC swoops on 12 companies as solicitor shut out of practice

A solicitor already barred from providing financial advice has been denied a practising certificate as ASIC targets 12...

16 April 2026

By Naomi Neilson

ASIC’s removal of director address details already causing issues

The corporate regulator’s decision to “create a barrier” to access residential addresses of company directors...

17 February 2026

By Matthew Burgess

Accused ‘shadow director’ of failed legal, accounting firms to fight ASIC over ban

Five legal practices and a solicitor were ordered to hand over material to a man accused of acting as the “shadow...

28 January 2026

By Naomi Neilson

Push intensified to reinstate axed corporate law reform body

Another independent government body has added its voice to the growing chorus of legal experts calling for the...

11 November 2025

By Grace Robbie

NSW solicitor, accountant hit with 10-year ASIC ban

A solicitor and accountant who advised clients to invest in his own companies was barred from providing financial...

18 September 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Unavoidable staffing concerns reason for delay, TelstraSuper says

In defence of a claim it breached internal dispute resolution protocols, TelstraSuper told a court that a number of...

17 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

TelstraSuper’s excuses for alleged complaint failures not good enough, ASIC says

TelstraSuper’s explanation for why it allegedly breached internal dispute resolution procedures with respect to...

16 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Active Super fined $10.5m for greenwashing

The Federal Court has penalised Australian superannuation fund Active Super $10.5 million for misleading conduct about...

18 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Former company secretary and legal adviser charged following ASIC investigation

Three former Irexchange executives, including a former company secretary and legal adviser, have today appeared in the...

04 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Star casino execs aware of gambling ‘red flags’, court told

On the first day of a lengthy trial, lawyers for ASIC accused the executives behind Star casino of having “more than...

11 February 2025

By Naomi Neilson

ASIC’s case against Dixon director fails

The Federal Court has dismissed proceedings brought by ASIC against Dixon Advisory director Paul Ryan over allegations...

07 November 2024

By Keith Ford

Court upholds finding ANZ breached continuous disclosure laws

ANZ failed to rid itself of a finding it breached continuous disclosure laws during a 2015 bid to raise $2.5 billion.

03 October 2024

By Naomi Neilson