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In loss for TerraCom, Full Court finds ASIC can view PwC report
Appeals 2022-09-07 12:57 pm By Sam Matthews

Coal mining firm TerraCom has lost its Full Court bid to shield a PricewaterhouseCoopers report from ASIC, on appeal from a judgment which found the […]

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iSignthis auditor Grant Thornton hit with criminal charges
Accounting 2022-09-01 11:23 pm By Sam Matthews

Grant Thornton and former director Bradley Taylor appeared in court Thursday, facing charges of failing to ensure the 2018 audit of fintech firm iSignthis was […]

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G&S canā€™t shield emails about legal advice in suit over Mount Pleasant coal mine
Business of Law 2022-09-01 2:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Engineering services firm G&S has lost a bid to shield emails about ā€œthe need to obtain legal adviceā€ in a $270 million dispute with the […]

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‘No real contrition’: ASIC seeks $17.5M penalty against AMP in fees for no service case
Financial Services 2022-08-29 9:00 pm By Sam Matthews

ASIC has told a judge AMP should face a $17.5 million penalty for deducting $356,000 from customers’ superannuation accounts for advice they never received, saying […]

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Mawhinney slammed for taking lawyersā€™ reputation ‘hostage’ in ASIC appeal
Financial Services 2022-08-26 11:50 pm By Sam Matthews

The former legal representatives of James Mawhinney have hit back at allegations of incompetence by the embattled Mayfair 101 founder on the last day of […]

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Lawyers’ failure kept me from claiming privilege, says Mayfair’s Mawhinney
Financial Services 2022-08-22 11:26 pm By Sam Matthews

The founder of beleaguered investment group Mayfair 101, James Mawhinney, has argued that multiple law firms failed to advise him of the privilege against self-exposure […]

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ASIC warns it will take action against greenwashing
ASIC 2022-08-22 12:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has made cracking down on greenwashing one of its top enforcement priorities, as environmental, social and governance proposals by […]

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ā€˜Concernedā€™ judge wants answers from AMP on remediation program
Financial Services 2022-08-19 11:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has raised concerns that AMP Financial Planning has not compensated customers for allegedly failing to prevent life insurance churning, directing the firm to […]

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AMP to face off against ASIC over penalty for charging dead customers
Financial Services 2022-08-17 12:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

AMP has admitted ASIC’s allegations that it acted unconscionably in charging life insurance premiums and advice fees to deceased customers, but the wealth manager will […]

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ANZ denies wrongly hitting customers with cash advance fees
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-08-15 3:19 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group has hit back at ASIC proceedings alleging it saddled hundreds of thousands of customers with cash advance fees […]

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