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Statewide Super fined $4M for charging members for non-existent insurance
Superannuation provider Statewide Super has been ordered to pay a $4 million penalty for an administrative error that saw around 12,500 fund members charged for insurance they did not receive.
ACCC extracts penalties from vanilla essence maker for misleading claims
A Sydney-based food distributor and retailer has agreed to pay over $26,000 in penalties for allegedly making false claims that its Chef's Choice branded vanilla essence contained "pure" vanilla extract.
Judge shoots down ‘audacious’ McMillan Shakespeare claim for surplus class action funds
A judge has rejected an "audacious" attempt by McMillan Shakespeare to recoup a surplus of funds left over after a $9.5 million class action settlement was distributed to registered group members.
Mayfair slapped with $30M fine after judge finds ASIC penalty ‘insufficient’
Beleaguered investment group Mayfair 101 will have to pay a $30 million penalty after a judge found a $12 million penalty proposed by ASIC was "insufficient".
In class action appeal, Ford says it’s not on hook for damages for fixed cars
Ford has challenged its loss in a class action over its allegedly defective PowerShift transmissions, arguing group members who have had their cars repaired are not entitled to damages.
Ford hit with penalty over Mustang Mach 1 performance claims
US car giant Ford Motor has copped a $53,000 penalty for allegedly misleading consumers about the performance features of its pricey Mustang Mach 1 sports car.
Judge criticises ASIC for treating orders in Westpac case like ‘traffic lights in Naples’
A judge has criticised the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for treating timetabling orders in its insider trading case against Westpac over a $16 billion interest rate swap as though they were “traffic lights in Naples”.
SingTel loses transfer pricing dispute with ATO over $14.2B Optus acquisition
Singapore telecommunications giant SingTel cannot claim over $894 million in tax deductible "transfer pricing benefits" for interest paid by a cross-border subsidiary on a loan for the $14.2 billion acquisition of Optus, the Federal Court has ruled.
Ralan boss to face public grilling by construction group’s liquidators
The founder of construction giant Ralan Group will face public examination in the Federal Court as liquidators continue their investigations into the company's $561 million collapse.
Careers Australia directors face insolvent trading case over $40M dividend
The liquidator of collapsed vocational education provider Careers Australia has filed a lawsuit against the company’s former directors, including founding CEO of Optus Robert Mansfield, seeking damages for alleged insolvent trading and breach of directors’ duties over a $40 million dividend the company allegedly could not afford.