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‘Enough’s enough’: Court cuts bid for lengthy plea discussions in ANZ cartel case
A local court magistrate overseeing the ANZ criminal cartel case has denied a bid by prosecutors to be given twice the length of time typically allotted to parties for case conference discussions, saying the sooner the proceedings can be transferred to the Federal Court the better.
Banned celebrity adviser Sam Henderson pleads guilty to dishonesty over Master’s degree
Former celebrity advisor Sam Henderson, who was slapped with a three-year financial services ban last year after his appearance at the banking royal commission, has pleaded guilty to dishonesty and defective disclosure offences after falsely telling clients he had completed a Master of Commerce degree.
Google fires new shot at ‘unworkable’ ACCC media bargaining code
Search engine giant Google has fired off another round of criticism of the Government's proposed media bargaining code, calling it "unworkable" and "extremely one-sided and unfair".
Banks’ fees for no service remediation bill tops $882M
Australia's largest financial services institutions have paid or offered to pay more than $882 million to remediate customers affected by their fees for no service conduct, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission has revealed.
Treasurer blocks access to ASIC communications as new litigation funding rules kick in
New laws aimed at regulating litigation funders are due to commence on Saturday, but Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is keeping a lid on four emails exchanged with the watchdog in the days leading up to the decision to bring in the sweeping changes.
ASIC hits IOOF subsidiary with action over cyber security failings
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched proceedings against a subsidiary of wealth manager IOOF over its alleged failure to have adequate cyber security systems in place.
ASIC takes StatePlus to court over alleged fees for no service conduct
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched civil penalty proceedings against superannuation fund StatePlus over fees allegedly charged for services that were not provided to tens of thousands of members.
Westpac units won’t defend ASIC fees for no service case
Two Westpac units have made admissions and said they would not defend proceedings brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission over fees charged for services that were not provided to hundreds of financial advice customers.
Court approves $2.9M penalty against HealthEngine for misleading reviews
A court has approved a $2.9 million penalty against medical booking platform HealthEngine after the company admitted to deleting and altering unfavourable reviews and misusing consumer data.
Google’s warning to Australians about news code contains ‘misinformation’, ACCC says
Google’s open letter to Australians, containing dire warnings about the effects of a proposed news media bargaining code, is misleading, the head of Australia’s consumer watchdog has said.