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ASIC narrowly loses High Court appeal in outback book-up case
Appeals 2019-06-12 8:53 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has narrowly lost its High Court appeal of a ruling that found the owner of a South Australian outback general store had not acted unconscionably by selling used cars through a “book-up” system.

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Westpac settles class action over alleged Ponzi scheme
Class Actions 2019-06-12 8:18 pm By Miklos Bolza

Banking giant Westpac has settled an investor class action brought by Levitt Robinson for its alleged role in an unregistered managed investment scheme.

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NAB may face beefed up class action over ‘worthless’ insurance
Class Actions 2019-06-12 3:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Slater and Gordon is looking to significantly expand its class action against National Australia Bank over the sale of “worthless” credit card insurance to include personal loan customers who were sold allegedly unsuitable insurance policies.

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ASIC loses market manipulation case against NAB contractor Whitebox
Securities 2019-06-11 4:37 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has lost its market manipulation action against Whitebox Trading and its director Johannes Boshoff, with the court finding it was “practically impossible” that any of the trades at the centre of the case were made for an illegitimate purpose.

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IOOF execs slam APRA for last-minute discovery as trial looms
Financial Services 2019-06-06 7:47 pm By Amelia Birnie

Former executives of wealth manager IOOF facing disqualification proceedings by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority have criticised the prudential regulator for a late and extensive discovery request, saying it could “imperil” the July trial date.

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ASIC fights ANZ bid to stay capital raising case as cartel action hangs over bank
ASIC 2019-06-05 8:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is pushing back against an application by ANZ Bank to stay the regulator’s civil penalties case over disclosures related to a $2.5 billion equity capital raising while it defends against criminal charges related to the controversial share placement.

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Ex-CFO of Octaviar unit charged with $4.6M fraud
White Collar 2019-06-04 1:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The former chief financial officer of a unit of collapsed Gold Coast finance company Octaviar Investments is facing fraud charges for allegedly misappropriating more than $4.6 million in company funds for his personal use.

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Judge denies costs to objector in Willmott Forest MIS class actions
Class Actions 2019-06-03 4:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An investor who successfully objected to an initial settlement of four class actions over the failed Willmott Forests managed investment scheme lost a bid to have his legal costs paid by the defendants, with a judge saying the objections were not the primary basis for his refusal to sign off on the agreement.

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Westpac unit in talks to settle class action over Samra Ponzi scheme
Class Actions 2019-06-03 2:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Westpac unit BankSA is in talks to resolve a class action alleging it failed to detect the fraud of convicted Ponzi schemer Michael Samra.

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State Street reaches settlement with super fund in Fearless Girl trade mark spat
Intellectual Property 2019-05-30 1:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

US asset management firm State Street has dropped its trade mark case against superannuation fund HESTA over its Fearless Girl statue, after HESTA agreed to stop all marketing and promotion involving a replica of the famous New York statue. 

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