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ClearLoans settles ASIC’s first COVID-19 case against lender
The sole director of personal lender ClearLoans has agreed to settle the first case the Australian Securities and Investments Commission brought related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kahlbetzer family wins $30,000 lawsuit against sacked investment manager
A court has ordered a consultant at Kahlbetzer family investment vehicle Twynam Investments to pay a $30,000 judgment for allegedly breaching confidentiality obligations in her contract. 
BMW’s finance arm secures order against Forum Group for red Ferrari
The finance arm of luxury car maker BMW has been given the greenlight to repossess a red 2019 Ferrari 488 Pista Coupe purchased by alleged fraudster Bill Papas' defunct Forum Group.
‘No relationship’ with reality: Judge rails against ‘grossly inflated’ security estimate
A judge has slammed a “grossly inflated” estimate of legal costs relied on during a security for costs bid by non-bank lender Aquamore Finance in an appeal over a commercial loan accruing compound interest of 79 per cent per year.
Online trader shut down following ASIC probe into ‘concerning consumer losses’
Online trading platform Trade360 will close shop at the end of the month, following an ASIC investigation that found its representatives at an offshore call centre provided personal advice to clients which the company was not licensed to give.
Bank of Queensland hit with first-ever penalty for Consumer Data Right breaches
Bank of Queensland is the first bank to be caught for alleged breaches under the new Consumer Data Right scheme, paying a $133,200 penalty.
Investment manager for Kahlbetzer family sacked after pregnancy announcement: lawsuit
An investment consultant at Kahlbetzer family investment vehicle Twynam Investments has filed a lawsuit alleging she was sacked over the phone a month after telling the company she was planning for a baby.
NAB denies ‘boys club culture’, says exec carried baseball bat as ‘fidget toy’
The National Australia Bank has denied claims by a former senior employee that she was bullied and paid less than other workers because of her gender, saying a manager did not brandish a baseball bat in a threatening way but merely carried it around as a 'fidget toy'.
Citigroup settles $300,000 lawsuit over alleged conflicted financial advice
Citigroup has settled a lawsuit alleging it gave a customer conflicted financial advice to invest most of her savings in “risky” products, despite her being an inexperienced investor with limited funds.
ASIC hits $1 billion ‘licensee for hire’ firm with court proceedings
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has filed civil penalty proceedings against advisory firm Lanterne Fund Services, alleging it ran a “wholly deficient business”.