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Penta Capital fined for alleged false claims of $6.9B under management
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has handed Queensland investment firm Penta Capital a $53,280 fine for allegedly making false statements on its website, including that it managed $6.9 billion on behalf of retail, wholesale and institutional clients.
ME Bank hit with $820,000 penalty for misleading borrowers
Bank of Queensland will pay a $820,000 penalty after its Members Equity was found guilty of criminal charges over misleading representations, with a judge finding the defunct direct bank was no less responsible because the offending conduct resulted from a systems error.
‘Confusing maze’: ALRC calls for overhaul of Corporations Act
The Australian Law Reform Commission has recommended extensive reforms to the "confusing maze" that is the Corporations Act, including the creation of a standalone financial services law.
BeforePay defeats Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s ‘B’ trade mark challenge
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has lost its opposition to the registration of three trade marks by pay on demand company BeforePay, with a delegate finding that consumers of banking and financial services were unlikely to be confused by the marks and acted with high “care and attention”. 
Finfluencer infringed rival’s ‘financial foreplay’ trade mark but no damages due, court finds
A judge has found finfluencer Canna Campbell infringed a rival’s 'financial foreplay' trade mark by promoting a podcast that contained the phrase, but declined to award damages, finding there was insufficient evidence that she profited from the infringement.
‘The job is the job’: CBA sued by senior manager who complained of overwork
A former Commonwealth Bank manager alleging he was fired by the bank after raising concerns about being overworked says he was told “the job is the job” after a period of stress-related leave.
Linchpin Capital directors hit with $390,000 in penalties
Four current and former Linchpin Capital directors have been disqualified from heading up companies and hit with a combined $390,000 in penalties, after a judge found they improperly used their positions as directors to line their own pockets.
Toyota faces class action over flex commission car loans
A class action boutique has filed proceedings against Toyota's finance arm over car loans that allegedly encouraged dealers to set high interest rates in exchange for large kickbacks.
IC Markets hit with class action over risky CFDs
Sydney-based online broker International Capital Markets has been hit with a class action, and is facing the threat of another representative proceeding by investors who lost money trading risky contracts for difference.
Judge approves settlement in CBA class action that leaves nothing for group members
A judge has signed off on a class action settlement under which the Commonwealth Bank of Australia will pay a sum towards the applicant's costs but group members will recover nothing.