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Former Statewide Super execs charged with dishonesty offences
White Collar 2022-12-12 2:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The former chief financial officer and chief risk officer of South Australian industry super fund Statewide Superannuation have been hit with criminal charges related to […]

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Law firm’s cut of EML class action driven down by carriage fight in separate case
Class Actions 2022-12-08 11:30 am By Sam Matthews

A judge has granted a law firm’s bid for a group costs order in a shareholder class action against payments processing company EML, but has […]

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Mastercard fails to patent fraud-fighting data processing system
Intellectual Property 2022-12-08 5:20 pm By Sam Matthews

Mastercard has lost a bid to patent a data processing system used to prevent fraud on payment card networks, with an IP delegate Australia ruling […]

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ASIC takes Amex to court in enforcement first
Financial Services 2022-12-06 2:06 pm By Sam Matthews

ASIC has taken American Express Australia to court over two credit cards co-branded with department store David Jones which the regulator alleges customers mistakenly believed […]

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Westpac can’t keep lid on total premiums paid in ‘junk’ insurance class actions
Class Actions 2022-12-05 11:34 pm By Sam Matthews

Westpac has lost a bid to keep group members in the dark about the premiums paid for allegedly worthless consumer credit insurance, information the bank […]

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AAT overlooked deterrence in overturning SMSF auditor’s disqualification
ASIC 2022-12-05 11:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has set aside a tribunal’s decision not to disqualify a SMSF auditor for breaching independence rules, finding the tribunal had failed to consider […]

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Vanguard hit with penalty for misleading investors about ‘ethical’ fund
ASIC 2022-12-02 1:42 pm By Sam Matthews

Vanguard Investments has coughed up almost $40,000 for allegedly misleading investors about funds that purportedly did not invest in companies that sell or manufacture tobacco. […]

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‘Banks aren’t perfect’: Judge tosses ASIC’s case against CBA over monthly account fees
Financial Services 2022-11-29 4:50 pm By Sam Matthews

ASIC has lost a case accusing the Commonwealth Bank of Australia of hitting customers with $55 million in unauthorised fees, with a judge finding that […]

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Prosecutors lose challenge to time limit in criminal case against ME Bank
Financial Services 2022-11-29 3:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

Federal prosecutors pursuing a case against Members Equity have lost an appeal of a ruling that threw out half the charges against the direct bank […]

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Banksia judge faces possible recusal bid by companies linked to silk’s wife
Class Actions 2022-11-28 3:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

The judge whose ruling against the legal team behind the Banksia class action fraud helped redeem the battered reputation of the civil justice system may […]

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