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Judge OKs Westpac’s confidential class action settlement over unregistered investment scheme
A judge has signed off on a confidential settlement resolving a class action brought by investors against Westpac over its role in an unregistered managed investment scheme run by now deceased financial advisor Tony Famularo.
Investors set to get 40% of settlement in class action against Westpac’s BankSA
Group members in a recently settled class action against Westpac unit BankSA over its conduct in connection with convicted Ponzi schemer Michael Samra are expected to get 40 per cent of the confidential settlement, a result a judge said wasn't as bad as he might have feared.
ASIC puts banks on notice after review shows ‘extremely poor value’ of credit insurance
The corporate watchdog has warned “robust” enforcement action is on the cards for banks and lenders, after a review found consumer credit insurance policies to be "extremely poor value for money", paying out as little as 11 cents per dollar spent in premiums on average.
Royal commission class actions pile up, with more on the way
While no means a flood, the class actions filed in response to the shocking evidence of misbehaviour at last year's banking royal commission have been steadily flowing and show no signs of drying up. Here, we give you the round-up of cases launched so far, the latest developments in each, and what's coming down the pipeline.
Westpac settles class action over alleged Ponzi scheme
Banking giant Westpac has settled an investor class action brought by Levitt Robinson for its alleged role in an unregistered managed investment scheme.