A measure to add competition concerns to the mandate of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission was formally introduced in the House on Wednesday. The […]
A joint parliamentary report released today blasted consumer protections for life insurance as weak, and called for an expansion of consumer protection laws to the […]
ATM provider Cardtronics has agreed to change its small business contract, after the Australia’s consumer regulator found some of the terms of the contract were […]
The Royal Bank of Scotland has agreed to pay $12.58 million to settle a consumer class action brought on behalf of purchasers of its financial […]
The Australian government is mulling whether to extend unfair contract laws to insurance contracts, Finance Minister Kelly O’Dwyer said. Speaking before the Financial Services Council […]
DibbsBarker is closing its doors after signing a deal that will see 17 partners and support staff move to Dentons, the world’s largest firm. The […]
Life insurer TAL Direct Pty Ltd has agreed to refund 1,200 funeral insurance customers after telling ASIC it violated the terms of their policies by […]
Australia’s securities regulator will soon have a new mandate – overseeing competition in the financial sector. In an address at the ASIC Annual Forum in […]
The consumer regulator has launched enforcement action against Equifax, accusing the credit reporting company of duping vulnerable customers into paying for credit reports that were […]
ASIC put banks and other lenders on notice Thursday that unfair lending contracts aimed at small business will be an enforcement priority for the securities […]