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Citigroup settles $300,000 lawsuit over alleged conflicted financial advice
Financial Services 2022-07-08 2:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Citigroup has resolved a lawsuit alleging it gave a customer conflicted financial advice to invest most of her savings in “risky” products, despite her being […]

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ASIC hits $1 billion ‘licensee for hire’ firm with court proceedings
Financial Services 2022-07-07 1:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has filed civil penalty proceedings against advisory firm Lanterne Fund Services, alleging it ran a “wholly deficient business”. ASIC […]

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Zeller locked in trade mark battle with finfluencer Victoria Devine
Intellectual Property 2022-07-06 11:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Fintech startup Zeller Technologies has taken millennial financial adviser Victoria Devine to court after she succeeded in quashing its application to trade mark the word […]

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Volt Bank faces class action investigation into fund raising
Class Actions 2022-07-04 10:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Failed neobank Volt is facing an investor class action investigation over representations made in a series of funding rounds that raised $219 million before announcing […]

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‘I want complete transparency’: Forum Finance director faces grilling for legal funds
Restructuring & Insolvency 2022-07-01 1:28 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has told Forum Finance director Vince Tesoriero to “revisit” evidence about his true financial position if he wants to win the release of […]

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ASIC sues Mercer Financial over fees for no service conduct
Financial Services 2022-06-30 12:10 pm By Sam Matthews

ASIC has brought court proceedings against wealth manager Mercer Financial Advice, alleging the company charged fees for services it did not provide and made false […]

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ASIC triumphs in appeal against payday lenders Cigno, BHF
Appeals 2022-06-28 11:36 am By Sam Matthews

ASIC has won an appeal of a judge’s decision that found Gold Coast-based payday lenders Cigno and BHF did not need a licence to issue […]

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Merricks Capital secures undertakings from defecting employees
Employment 2022-06-24 6:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

Melbourne-based hard assets investment manager Merricks Capital has won undertakings from its ex-managing director and two former employees who defected to an investment boutique run […]

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Law firm behind ANZ, Westpac flex commission cases to try again for contingency fees
Class Actions 2022-06-23 9:18 pm By Sam Matthews

The law firm that lost the first ever application for a group costs order in class actions against ANZ and Westpac has indicated it will […]

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Macquarie not to blame for $2.9M theft by adviser, court told
Financial Services 2022-06-23 9:02 pm By Sam Matthews

Macquarie Bank has denied liability for a financial adviser’s theft of $2.9 million in customer funds, which the Australian Securities and Investments Commission alleged was […]

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