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Legal services board suspends law licence of wealth guru Grubisa
Legal Ethics 2022-06-22 3:54 pm By Sam Matthews

The Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner has suspended wealth guru Dominique Grubisa’s law licence, saying she is “not entitled to engage in legal practice anywhere in Australia” and could face further regulatory action.

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Investment firm WAM Active sued by largest shareholder Keybridge
Corporate 2022-06-21 4:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

Keybridge Capital has sued WAM Active seeking declarations that a meeting of shareholders in the Wilson Asset Management subsidiary was validly held and a resolution appointing Keybridge’s Nicholas Bolton to its board was passed and effective.

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Squirrel Super must pay $55,000 for brochure that inflated real estate returns
Financial Services 2022-06-20 3:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

Despite previously remarking that the penalty was “a bit light on”, a judge has ordered Squirrel Superannuation to pay $55,000 for false and misleading marketing linked to property investment for investors with self-managed superannuation funds.

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Salter Bros scores win in suit against former Hendry Group CEO
Corporate 2022-06-17 3:32 pm By Sam Matthews

Salter Brothers has won its lawsuit against former Hendry Group CEO Emma Hendry alleging the firm was misled into investing millions of dollars into the investment firm in 2019.

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Avanteos hit with $1.7M penalty in landmark criminal case over dead member fees
Financial Services 2022-06-15 9:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Former Commonwealth Bank subsidiary Avanteos Investments has been slugged with a $1.7 million penalty after pleading guilty to charges it failed to update disclosure statements on products that continued to deduct adviser fees from accounts of dead superannuation members.

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ASIC wins contested extension in Mayfair, Mawhinney appeals
Appeals 2022-06-14 9:23 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has granted ASIC a hotly contested extension of time in appeals brought by  Mayfair Group and founder James Mawhinney after a judge slapped the investment group with a $30 million penalty.

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Law firm seeks 30% cut in EML shareholder class action
Class Actions 2022-06-14 2:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The law firm that’s running a shareholder class action against payment processing company EML will seek a group costs order for a 30 per cent cut of the suit’s proceeds.

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ASIC puts funds on notice about ‘greenwashing’
Environment 2022-06-14 2:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has put issuers of superannuation and managed funds on notice that it is monitoring the market for ‘greenwashing’ in promotions for sustainability-related products. 

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Mayfair’s James Mawhinney agrees to steer clear of IPO Wealth investors
Class Actions 2022-06-10 3:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mayfair Group’s James Mawhinney has given an undertaking to not contact group members in a class action against a trustee of the collapsed IPO Wealth fund after allegedly urging investors, through a PR firm, to reject a settlement offer.

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Property guru Sasha Hopkins converted investor funds into crypto assets, ASIC says
Financial Services 2022-06-08 3:05 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released details of its allegations against embattled property developer Sasha Hopkins, who is the subject of several freezing orders won by the regulator earlier this month.

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