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Judge dismisses Macquarie bid for ‘irrelevant’ tax docs in underpayments suit
Three former Macquarie Bank financial advisors who claim the bank underpaid them have successfully appealed a decision ordering them to hand over personal tax assessments, with an appeals court finding that the most the bank could make of the documents was to “inflict a degree of embarrassment” on its ex-employees.
Commonwealth Bank settles with ex-GM who blew whistle on bonuses
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has resolved a lawsuit brought by a former general manager alleging he lost his job for blowing the whistle on a system allegedly used by staff to inflate their bonuses.
Mayfair director should not be put in charge of other people’s money, court told
Companies associated with Mayfair's IPO Wealth Fund should be wound up because they contained assets "artificially inflated" in value and ran what was effectively a Ponzi scheme, the Victoria Supreme Court has heard.
State Street hit with $1.24M fine by AUSTRAC over reporting breaches
AUSTRAC has slugged US financial services giant State Street Bank and Trust Company with a $1.24 million fine for failing to report international funds transfers in breach of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism laws.
Mayfair director slams ‘erroneous’ Deloitte report in ASIC winding up case
The director of besieged investment group Mayfair 101 has called for an investigation into the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, calling a winding up proceeding brought by the financial watchdog "a form of malicious prosecution" based on a "flawed fundamental misunderstanding" and supported by an erroneous report from auditor Deloitte.
Banksia judge orders Alex Elliott to reveal financial interests in father’s companies
Alex Elliott, the son of former Banksia Securities class action lawyer Mark Elliott, must hand over documents revealing his financial interests in his father’s litigation funding company and law firm, after the judge overseeing professional misconduct claims against lawyers in the class action rejected his claims that the discovery was a fishing expedition.
Ernst & Young faces $12M damages claim over collapse of soda ash maker Penrice
Ernst & Young is facing a claim for $12 million damages in a lawsuit over its auditing of collapsed soda ash maker Penrice.
NAB units ordered to pay $57.5M in ASIC fees for no service case
The Australian Securities and and Investments Commission has won a $57.5 million judgment against two units of National Australia Bank for making misleading representations to superannuation customers regarding $100 million in fees charged for services they never received, far short of the $125 million sought by the corporate regulator.
‘Vague and general’: Judge knocks cryptocurrency class action
A  judge has slammed the pleadings in a $1 billion class action against Facebook and Google over cryptocurrency ad bans as "vague and general" and refused to let the matter progress until a better case is brought.
Soul Pattinson director wins $1.1M in termination case
A former director of investment house Washington H. Soul Pattinson has won a damages payout of over $1.1 million after a court found that the ASX 100-listed company failed to pay her entitlements following termination of her employment without notice.