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Corporate cop sues former Super Retail boss, alleging he misled the market

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Yun, J., & Kruger, C. (2026, September 21). Corporate cop sues former Super Retail boss, alleging he misled the market. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/corporate-cop-sues-former-super-retail-boss-alleging-he-misled-the-market-20260921-p60z3k.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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ASIC has filed civil penalty proceedings against Anthony Heraghty, former Super Retail Group boss, alleging he misled the board and the market regarding conflicts of interest stemming from an undisclosed relationship with a senior executive. The case focuses on Heraghty's alleged failure to properly disclose this conflict of interest, which occurred when he was hired by Winnings ahead of its planned stock market listing.

Written by AI on 2026-09-21, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has filed civil penalty proceedings against Anthony Heraghty, the former boss of Super Retail Group. ASIC alleges that Heraghty breached his directors’ duties by providing misleading information about his relationship with a senior executive at Super Retail, which he was supposed to disclose but did not. This includes conflicts of interest arising from an alleged undisclosed personal connection. Recently hired by appliance group Winnings in anticipation of an ASX float, Heraghty is accused of putting his interests ahead of those of the company and failing to maintain proper transparency and trust with board members and the market.

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Topics

ASIC ASX Super Retail Group The Australian Securities and Investments Commission Winnings

Subjects

ASIC ORG · 4× Heraghty PERSON · 2× Super Retail Group ORG · 2× ASX ORG · 1× Anthony Heraghty PERSON · 1× Sarah Court PERSON · 1× The Australian Securities and Investments Commission ORG · 1× Winnings ORG · 1×

Narrative

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said it has commenced civil penalty proceedings against former Super Retail Group boss Anthony Heraghty, alleging he breached his directors’ duties and provided misleading information to the board and the market concerning his relationship with the group’s former human resources boss.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-21

2026-09-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Corporate cop sues former Super Retail boss, alleging he misled the market · assertive framing

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he → say → boss

ASIC alleges Heraghty, who was recently hired by appliance group Winnings for an expected float on the ASX, failed to disclose and manage conflicts of interest arising from an alleged undisclosed relationship he had with a senior executive at the company. asserted

he → allege → company

“ASIC alleges Mr Heraghty put himself in a position where his personal interests conflicted with his duties to Super Retail Group and that he failed to properly disclose and manage that conflict,” ASIC chair Sarah Court said. asserted

Court → allege → conflict

“The allegations in this matter raise important issues about governance, transparency and trust in the information provided to boards and the market.” asserted

allegations → raise → boards