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Cbus trustee must pay $23.5M in ASIC case over delayed death benefits
Financial Services 2025-11-25 11:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered trustee United Super to pay $23.5 million after admitting it was liable for excessive delays in processing $20 million in death and disability claims.

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Bendigo Bank says review found systemic AML/CTF failures
Financial Services 2025-11-25 11:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Deloitte review has found lax compliance with anti-money laundering rules by Bendigo Bank over a six-year period.

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Westpac pays back $50M to 47,000 underpaid staff
Employment 2025-11-14 11:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Westpac has paid back $50 million plus interest and super to 47,000 current and former staff who were underpaid over an 11-year period.

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ASIC wants $85M in fines against Harvey Norman, Latitude, says GC apology ‘performative’
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-11-13 11:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

ASIC on Thursday pushed for penalties totalling $85 million against Harvey Norman and Latitude Finance, after an appeals court found the retailer’s ads touting interest-free financing were misleading.

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CBUS trustee agrees to pay $23.5M in ASIC death benefits case
Financial Services 2025-11-13 11:49 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The trustee for super fund Cbus has agreed to pay a $23.5 penalty after admitting liability in the corporate regulator’s case over excessive delays in processing $20 million in death and disability claims.

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ASIC blitz targets Shield, First Guardian advisers, research firm
Financial Services 2025-11-13 11:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

The corporate cop has launched two new cases and sought approval to bring a third action over financial advice that led customers to sink hundreds of millions of dollars in retirement savings into the failed Shield and First Guardian investment funds.

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Jones Day poaches finance partner from Allens
Business of Law 2025-11-12 2:43 pm By Sam Matthews

A securitization and structured finance expert with over 20 years of experience has made the jump from Allens to Jones Day. 

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Second CommInsure class action settles in as many days
Financial Services 2025-11-07 2:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

A class action over alleged inflated insurance policy premiums charged by advisers of two Commonwealth Bank wealth management licensees has settled, the second class action over CommInsure to resolve this week.

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Judge questions AMP class action’s bid to ‘prettify’ case on eve of trial
Class Actions 2025-11-07 11:14 pm By Sam Matthews

The applicant in a class action against AMP wants to amend the case five years in and three months out from trial, but a judge has warned he will look dimly on any changes that disrupt the evidence planned for the hearing.

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High Court declines to clarify accessorial liability in payday lenders’ appeal
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-11-06 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has declined to hear an appeal of a ruling that found the directors of payday lenders Cigno and BSF are liable for the companies’ unlicensed credit activity.

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