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Insignia broke promise to hire PwC to review model portfolio: trial
Caspar Conde 2023-06-05 11:31 pm By Sam Matthews

Despite assurances, wealth manager Insignia Financial did not engage PricewaterhouseCoopers to review the performance of its ‘Buy Model” investment portfolio after an equities analyst complained it had been overstated, a court overseeing a shareholder class action trial has been told.

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Allianz to appeal ruling over indemnity for historic sex abuse claims
Allianz 2023-04-27 10:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Allianz has flagged it will appeal a ruling that found it must indemnify the Uniting Church for historic claims of sexual abuse that allegedly occurred up to four decades ago at the exclusive Sydney boys’ private school Knox Grammar.

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Insurer must indemnify church for historic sex abuse claims
Caspar Conde 2023-03-10 6:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Allianz must indemnify the Uniting Church for historic claims of sexual abuse that allegedly occurred up to four decades ago at the exclusive Sydney boys’ private school Knox Grammar, a judge has found.

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IOOF class action to get ASIC files on abandoned insider trading probe
ASIC 2022-02-08 4:00 pm By Sam Matthews

The corporate watchdog has been subpoenaed for its investigation files in the latest development in a protracted discovery fight in a shareholder class action over alleged misconduct by wealth manager IOOF.

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In latest setback for shareholder class actions, judge finds Iluka did not breach disclosure rules
Caspar Conde 2022-02-07 11:21 am By Christine Caulfield

Investors have lost their class action against Perth-based Iluka Resources, the latest shareholder class action to fail after pushing through to trial.

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IOOF to face expanded misconduct allegations in shareholder class action
APRA 2021-11-19 3:35 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has given the green light to expanded misconduct allegations in a shareholder class action against IOOF, including claims of insider trading and front-running.

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IOOF may face new misconduct allegations in shareholder class action
Caspar Conde 2021-08-09 10:20 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The applicant in a shareholder class action against IOOF wants to add ten new misconduct allegations, including that a relative of a former executive made $69,000 by offloading shares.

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Australian Pacific Touring fights recasting of test case after discovery bungle
Caspar Conde 2021-02-11 1:49 pm By Miklos Bolza

Cruise company Australian Pacific Touring will resist any expansion of a test case over cancellations brought against it by a former passenger after its failure to properly provide discovery resulted in a fragmented hearing meant to conclude in September last year.

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All judge wants for Christmas is IOOF class action evidence
Caspar Conde 2020-12-16 4:39 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Federal Court judge taking over a shareholder class action against IOOF Holdings from a recent High Court appointment has lamented the lack of progress in the case, which has been ongoing for nine months.

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Iluka class action doesn’t need cash to put up security, judge says
Caspar Conde 2019-10-16 11:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The applicant in a shareholder class action against Iluka Resources can put up security for the company’s legal costs by way of two insurance deeds of indemnity, but a bid to use the deeds to replace the $1.25 million it earlier paid in cash security has failed.

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