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Super funds could pay dearly for employer gifts, ASIC warns
Financial Services 2019-07-31 10:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has warned superannuation funds they face criminal penalties if they try to win over employers with tickets to sporting […]

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Judge rejects ‘arguably excessive’ funder’s commission in KPMG class action
Class Actions 2019-07-31 11:52 am By Miklos Bolza

A judge has rejected a proposed common fund order in the settled KPMG class action, saying the funder’s commission was “arguably excessive” and could result […]

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RMBL exec told class members he hoped they would opt out of case, court told
Class Actions 2019-07-30 7:39 pm By Amelia Birnie

Customers of mortgage lending and investment firm RMBL say they were “shocked” when the company’s chief financial officer allegedly called them to say “he hoped” […]

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Government to introduce ban on grandfathered commissions
Financial Services 2019-07-30 7:13 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Federal Government will introduce legislation Thursday that would ban the grandfathering of conflicted remuneration for financial advisors, after the banking royal commission suggested scrapping […]

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Class action dropped against failed financial planner Navra Group
Class Actions 2019-07-29 1:14 pm By Miklos Bolza

The applicants in a class action against Navra Group have dropped their case after group members settled their claims in a separate proceeding with the […]

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AMP taken by surprise by ASIC’s claim of 120 breaches in insurance churn case
Financial Services 2019-07-26 9:45 pm By Amelia Birnie

AMP Financial Planning has attempted to qualify its admission to so-called insurance churn allegations by the corporate watchdog, suggesting it might not have admitted to […]

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Judge OKs Westpac’s confidential class action settlement over unregistered investment scheme
Class Actions 2019-07-26 2:28 pm By Christine Caulfield

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 […]

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$27M Fitch class action settlement approved after scolding by judge
Class Actions 2019-07-25 7:10 pm By Amelia Birnie

Group members in the Fitch Ratings class action have recovered almost 95 per cent of their losses in a $27 million settlement, which was narrowly […]

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ASIC to sue ANZ over $35M in fees at centre of two class actions
ASIC 2019-07-25 4:34 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is planning to sue ANZ over $35 million in allegedly illegal customer fees, which were also at the centre […]

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ASIC bans celebrity financial adviser Sam Henderson for 3 years after surveillance sting
Financial Services 2019-07-24 3:20 pm By Miklos Bolza

Former finance guru and TV personality Sam Henderson has been banned from providing financial services for three years after an ASIC surveillance operation and shock […]

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