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SEC and ASIC crack down on greenwashing

August 16th, 2023


The Australian and US national financial regulators are taking legal action against companies accused of greenwashing funds and misleading investors.

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) and the US …

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Australian regulator targets net zero greenwashing

Follows IPO examination of one company’s statements


September 17, 2021

The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) has warned it will take action against companies it believes are making misleading claims regarding their net …

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The Australian Securities and Investment Commission this week announced it intended bringing civil charges against the enitre 2007 board and a former Chief Financial Officer of various entities withing the Centro Properties Group and Centro Retail Group.

This is the …

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In December 2007, ASIC commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Supreme Court of Victoria against six former directors and officers of AWB Ltd, the ex-ASX 100 constituent. The trial against the former CEO, Andrew Lindberg began in the Victorian Courts …

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Australia’s Business Day has reported that The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (‘ASIC’) wants seven former non-executive directors and three former executives  at James Hardie banned from company directorships for at least five years each and fined a total of …

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Closing submissions have been made in the case taken by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (‘ASIC’) against Fortescue Metals Group for misleading and deceptive conduct.

The case centres on a series of announcements FMG made to the market …

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