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AUSTRAC investigation into NAB referred to enforcement team
Financial Services 2021-06-07 10:55 am By Cat Fredenburgh

AUSTRAC’s long-running investigation into NAB’s compliance with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws has progressed, with the matter being referred to the financial crime regulator’s enforcement team.

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NAB class action over MySuper put on ice as invalidity ruling challenged
Financial Services 2021-04-22 10:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Federal Court class action against two NAB units over $6.3 billion in super funds is on hold after lawyers for the applicant filed an appeal of a ruling that found their state court proceeding had been invalidly commenced.

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After invalidity ruling, law firm tries again with MySuper class action against NAB units
Class Actions 2021-04-08 1:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

Maurice Blackburn has brought a second class action against two NAB units over $6.3 billion in super funds, after the law firm’s first attempt was shut down by a state court as invalid.

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ASIC takes CBA to court for hitting customers with $55M in fees
Financial Services 2021-04-01 12:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has taken the Commonwealth Bank of Australia to court for slapping nearly 1 million customers with unauthorised monthly access fees totaling $55 million over a nine-year period.

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ACCC clears NAB’s $220M acquisition of digital bank 86 400
Corporate 2021-03-30 12:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

The ACCC has given the greenlight to NAB’s proposed acquisition of digital only bank 86 400, saying the tie-up would not substantially lessen competition.

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‘A disappointing result’: Judge approves $25M settlement in Dick Smith class actions
Class Actions 2021-03-17 11:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has approved a “disappointing” $25 million settlement in long-running class action litigation over the collapse of electronics retailer Dick Smith with claims worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

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ASIC takes NAB to court over $365k in account fees
Financial Services 2021-02-25 1:46 pm By Miklos Bolza

ASIC has launched court proceedings against National Australia Bank accusing the bank of engaging in unconscionable conduct by charging more than $365,000 in fees to which it was not contractually entitled.

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MySuper lawsuit gets one more chance before NAB pulls trigger on dismissal
Financial Services 2021-02-03 12:23 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two NAB units have indicated they will seek to dismiss a lawsuit over alleged MySuper mismanagement which the court recently ruled was not validly commenced as a class action if the lead applicant fails in his bid to replead.

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Former NAB chief of staff Rosemary Rogers jailed for eight years for fraud
Financial Services 2021-01-27 5:29 pm By Miklos Bolza

A former high ranking executive from National Australia Bank has been sentenced to eight years in prison for receiving bribes in the form of inflated invoices to the tune of around $5.5 million.

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Accused NAB scammer Helen Rosamond can’t vary freezing order to pay legal bills
Financial Services 2021-01-20 4:16 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

NAB has succeeded in blocking accused scammer Helen Rosamond and her executive services company Human Group from varying a freezing order in a case over an alleged $51 million fraudulent scheme so that she can pay her legal bills and living expenses.

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