January
ASIC got Adam Blumenthal for market rigging. Why didn’t it go harder?
Regulators had launched raids in 2021 into trading with a Sydney stockbroker and an influencer. A confession was extracted, only on a civil penalty basis.
- Liam Walsh and Jonathan Shapiro
May 2023
- Opinion
- Tech Observed
Deepfakes spell deep trouble for markets
A fake image of an explosion at the Pentagon showed the ability of cheap AI apps to move global financial markets, and nobody seems to know what to do about it.
- Paul Smith
Ord Minnett hit with $888,000 fine
ASIC says the broker executed a pre-arranged trade during an on-market buyback, allegedly contravening market integrity rules.
- Elouise Fowler
June 2022
‘Dummy bids part of fun’: HotCopper trader guilty of manipulation
ASIC has secured a historic guilty plea in a pump and dump case. Here’s which 20 stocks were being targeted.
- Liam Walsh
September 2021
Former Regal dealer banned for manipulative trades
Dylan Rands, a former trader at the hedge fund, copped a five-year ban after ASIC said he manipulated the price of ClearView shares, which the fund owned.
- Updated
- Jonathan Shapiro
July 2019
Melbourne adviser claims ASIC chases 'little fish'
Mark Menzies made $10,500 in two minutes for his clients, and got banned from the industry for four years. But, he says, what about the people who made money from the trades?
- Liz Main
