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ANZ cops $250M penalty, judge tacks on $10M for ‘inexcusable’ bond conduct
Financial Services 2025-12-19 11:05 am By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered ANZ to pay $250 million in penalties in four cases by ASIC – $10 million more than the bank had agreed to pay – saying ANZ had “substantially deceived” the government by overstating bond trading volumes.

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Bendigo Bank faces regulatory action for risk management weaknesses
Financial Services 2025-12-18 1:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

AUSTRAC has launched an investigation into Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s compliance with anti-money laundering laws, as APRA directs the bank to hold a capital add-on of $50 million.

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Netwealth admits First Guardian failures in ASIC case, will pay $100M
Financial Services 2025-12-18 11:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

Super trustee Netwealth has agreed to return over $100 million to members who invested their retirement savings in the First Guardian Master Fund, in the latest action by the corporate regulator over the failed fund.

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Falcon Capital liquidators bring case against property developer over $46M loan
Real Estate 2025-12-19 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The liquidators of Falcon Capital, which is suspected of having misused $450 million in investor funds, have sued a Melbourne property developer, claiming he knowingly assisted Falcon to loan millions in trust money in a “dishonest and fraudulent design”. 

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Class action targets government’s ‘unlawful’ card payment surcharges
Class Actions 2025-12-12 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Fresh off a record settlement for the Robodebt scandal, the government is facing a new class action over a law that retroactively allowed it to impose card payment surcharges, which the suit says amounts to unjust enrichment.

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ANZ sued by former CEO Shayne Elliott over $13.5M bonus
Employment 2025-12-12 11:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

ANZ is facing a lawsuit by former CEO Shayne Elliott alleging the bank breached the terms of a contract governing his departure when it denied him $13.5 million in bonus payments.

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AMP to pay $29M to settle another royal commission class action
Class Actions 2025-12-11 10:43 am By Cat Fredenburgh

AMP has agreed to pay $29 million to settle a class action alleging insurance customers were overcharged, putting to rest another case stemming from “serious misconduct” that came to light curing the 2018 banking royal commission.

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ACCC battles Mastercard, major companies over suppression bids
Financial Services 2025-12-11 11:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The competition regulator has cited the public interest in its misuse of market power case against Mastercard in fighting suppression applications by the credit card giant and its heavy-hitter customers, including Coles and Visa.

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ASIC sues super trustee over $300M investment in First Guardian fund
ASIC 2025-12-09 11:30 am By Cat Fredenburgh

ASIC has sued superannuation trustee Diversa for investing $300 million in retirement savings into Falcon Capital’s failed First Guardian Master fund.

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Commonwealth Bank pays record penalty over consumer data sharing failures
Financial Services 2025-12-09 11:37 pm By Andy Sidler

The Commonwealth Bank has paid $792,000 in penalties after the consumer watchdog found it had failed to enable data sharing for certain business customers. 

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