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‘Spectacular waste of time’: REST class action resists soft class closure
A class action against REST Super has opposed a bid for 'soft' class closure, arguing that registration numbers will provide very little information about the group at this stage.
ASIC bans another MWL Financial adviser for touting Shield
Another MWL Financial adviser has been disqualified from providing financial services for promoting the collapsed Shield investment fund to clients.
IAG says Greensill investor can’t have ‘windfall’ after settling with Marsh
Greensill investor White Oak is not entitled to damages from IAG after it settled with broker Marsh in relation to $140 million in receivables, the insurer has told a trial court, saying it would amount to “double recovery”.
Greensill deal with White Oak ‘too good to be true’, says IAG
Insurer IAG has argued Greensill investor White Oak failed to verify the existence of $140 million in receivables for fear the deal wouldn't go ahead -- conduct, it says, that was “redolent of a deal that is too good to be true”. 
Fortrend boss breached employee’s privacy with ‘nervous breakdown’ claim: ART
The managing director of stockbroking firm Fortrend Securities breached privacy rules by sending an adviser's medical certificate to a client and saying he had a “nervous breakdown”, a tribunal has found. 
Tokio Marine says White Oak’s misleading conduct claim unprecedented
Insurance underwriter Tokio Marine has denied misleading US investment firm White Oak by staying silent on alleged issues with an IAG policy keeping Greensill's supply chain financing business operating. 
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ASIC calls for mortgage brokers to improve best interest duty practices
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has called for improvements in how mortgage brokers demonstrate that home loan recommendations are in customers’ best interests.
White Oak ordered to pay $13M in security for Greensill trial
After baulking at paying for their Rolls-Royce defence, Greensill investor White Oak has been ordered to pay a total of $13 million in security to insurers IAG, Tokio Marine and BCC for their costs of a 35-day trial.
Judge won’t recuse himself in ATO case because of spouse’s ruling
A judge won't recuse himself from hearing cases against the tax office by Macrolend and Paladin Hydrogen over concerns of apprehended bias because his wife -- a colleague on the bench -- had ruled on a related matter.
Commonwealth looks to shield docs in suit by Hillsong whistleblower
The Commonwealth has argued parliamentary privilege should apply over documents from a Hillsong Church whistleblower, who alleges she suffered harm from delays in her claims being made public.