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Macquarie Group hits back at advisers’ wage claims
Macquarie Group has defended its remuneration package for financial advisers in its private wealth unit, denying claims it paid them entirely in commissions and unlawfully withheld regular wages. 
Deloitte fights order denying privilege in Hastie class action
Auditing firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu wants to challenge a ruling that forces some of its partners to hand over evidence to  shareholders in a class action over accounting work for collapsed engineering company Hastie Group.
ACCC greenlights TransUrban bid for WestConnex stake
The ACCC has approved TransUrban's bid for a majority stake in the WestConnex highway project, after TransUrban agreed to publish toll data to help bidders compete for toll road concessions. 
Broadspectrum workers not covered by enterprise agreement for future work, court affirms
Spanish-controlled services company Broadspectrum has struck out in its appeal of a decision by the Fair Work Commission not to approve an enterprise agreement with four employees slated to work in its new justice business unit.
ASIC cautions lenders against reverse mortgage ‘box-ticking’
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia and other lenders have been warned by the corporate watchdog against a "tick-boxes" approach to reviewing reverse mortgage applications by elderly home owners.
Judge won’t shut down wrongful death action in US over Qld air crash
A judge has refused a bid by two Australian companies to shut down a long-running wrongful death case in the US brought by the families of 15 people killed in an air crash near the Lockhart River in North Queensland in May 2005.
Trivago taken to court over hotel price ads
Hotel booking site Trivago has been hit with legal action by the consumer regulator alleging the company's price advertisements were misleading.
ACCC greenlights outdoor advertising deals
The competition regulator has cleared JCDecaux Australia's multibillion merger with APN Outdoor Group, while oOh!media's $570 million tie-up with AdShel has also been given the nod.
Apple keeps patent application for iPhone, iPad interface alive
A patent application for a computer-implemented invention filed by Apple may have a shot at approval, with a delegate for IP Australia saying strict tests for patentability should be eschewed in favor of a more holistic approach.
Ex-mining boss Darren Lind found guilty of insider trading
A jury has found the former managing director of South Australian mining exploration company Golden Fields Resources guilty of two counts of insider trading, the corporate regulator said Tuesday.