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A judge has given the thumbs up to AMP's new program to identify and compensate victims of so-called insurance churning by its financial planning arm after inadequacies were revealed in the original scheme.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has asked a court to impose penalties of up to $36 million on an AMP subsidiary for failing to take reasonable steps to stop its representatives from churning life insurance policies.
A judge has given the green light to a settlement of seven class actions against ratings agency S&P Global over toxic financial products, saying despite an "extraordinarily large" litigation funding fee the deal was a "significant vindication" of group member claims.
The amicus hired to assess the funder's cut of a potentially record settlement in several class actions against S&P Global over toxic financial products has told the judge that if he's considering approving a funding equalisation order, he should “start with a blank piece of paper” in calculating a reasonable funder's commission.
The judge weighing a record settlement in multiple class actions against S&P Global over toxic financial products said Tuesday there was "no way" he would sign off on the deal while it stipulated that all funds be returned to the ratings agency in the event the settlement amount is disclosed.