AST ASIC False Information Charges

Published on: Mar 6, 2025

On Mar. 4, AST ASIC charged executives for violating Corporations act.

  • AST ASIC charged 3 former executives of Irexchange for breaching Corporations act.
  • Charges
  • Former CEO Brett Charlton and former CFO Brett Coventry were each charged with one count of providing false or misleading information to ASIC under section 1308(2).
  • Former company secretary, legal advisor Anand Sundaraj faced multiple charges, including 2 counts of providing false or misleading information to shareholders and the ASX, one count of making a false or misleading statement to AST ASIC.
  • One count of aiding and abetting the offences committed by Charlton and Coventry.
  • Allegation
  • The charges stem from alleged misconduct between Jul. 20, 2018 and Feb. 14, 2019.
  • Involving an agreement concerning the shares of IRX’s founders and misleading information about the nature of IRX’s business in a prospectus lodged with AST ASIC.
  • Next Court Appearance
  • Next court appearance for Sundaraj, Charlton, Coventry is scheduled for Apr. 29, 2025.
Regulators
AST ASIC; Lawsuit
Entity Types
Corp
Reference
PR 25-029MR, 3/4/2025
Functions
Compliance; C-Suite; Fraud; Legal; Reporting
Countries
Australia
Category
State
N/A
Products
Corporate
Rule Type
Enforcement
Regions
AP
Rule Date
Mar 4, 2025
Effective Date
Apr 29, 2025
Rule ID
245625
Linked to
N/A
Reg. Last Update
Mar 4, 2025
Report Section
AML & Enforcement