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ASIC appeals loss in conflicted remuneration case against CBA
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has filed an appeal after a judge dismissed its case alleging the Commonwealth Bank of Australia accepted conflicted remuneration through the sale of its Essential Super product, finding it was “misconceived”.
Crane maker NQCranes agrees to $1M penalty in ACCC’s cartel case
Queensland crane company NQCranes has agreed to pay a $1 million penalty in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s case alleging it engaged in a conspiracy with a multinational rival to divide the Brisbane and Newcastle markets.
ASIC sues Qoin issuer, says crypto-asset could ‘harm consumers’
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has brought proceedings against a Sydney-based issuer of Qoin that is also facing a class action, alleging it misled customers about the unregulated and ‘inherently risky’ crypto-asset. 
ACCC accuses Fitbit of misleading consumers about refund rights
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has dragged Google-owned Fitbit to court for allegedly telling consumers they had to mail in broken devices within 45 days in order to obtain a refund.
Companies to face $50M penalty for privacy breaches
Companies will face penalties of up to $50 million for serious privacy law breaches under legislation to be introduced the Attorney-General following data breaches by Optus, Medibank and Woolworths unit MyDeal.
ACCC may ground Virgin, Alliance Airlines charter agreement
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is currently “not satisfied” that the public benefits from allowing Virgin and Alliance to continue to cooperate in markets for fly-in fly-out customers will outweigh its competition concerns. 
Seven, Nine in hot water with media watchdog over gambling ads
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found that Seven and Nine breached industry rules by showing gambling ads during their coverage of the Olympics and the NRL grand final last year.
Bingo Industries’ former CEO pleads guilty to price fixing
The former managing director and CEO of Bingo Industries has pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the waste company in fixing prices for demolition waste services in Sydney.
ACCC raises competition concerns over NSW Forestry’s Hume Forests deal
The ACCC has expressed concerns that Forestry Corporation of NSW’s proposed acquisition of Hume Forests could lead to price increases in regional areas by removing a significant competitor in the softwood market. 
AMP grilled over possible breach of court orders in insurance churn case
A judge has questioned AMP Financial Planning over whether it breached court orders to compensate customers after finding the firm failed to prevent a now banned adviser from churning life insurance for higher commissions.