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NAB flags attack on landmark union case alleging ‘systemic, deliberate understaffing’
Employment 2023-05-19 11:49 pm By Gareth Baker Sydney

The National Australia Bank has flagged a potential strike-out bid against a landmark case by the Finance Sector Union alleging bank managers were required to work unreasonable unpaid hours for years. 

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AMP hit with $24M penalty for ‘unconscionable’ practice of charging dead customers
AMP 2023-05-19 12:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has ordered two AMP units to pay a total of $24 million after finding the wealth manager acted unconscionably in charging insurance premiums and advice fees to deceased customers.

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TPG-backed company fleeced in major scam tied to $1B climate deal, court told
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-05-18 11:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

TPG-owned Anew Climate has sued an Australian company that allegedly impersonated a US carbon offset developer by using “bogus” emails to unlawfully receive payments under a $968 million (US$640 million) investment deal, a court has heard.

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ANZ to cop penalty in ASIC case over cash advance fees
ASIC 2023-05-18 4:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

ANZ will no longer contest liability at trial in a case by the regulator over more than $10 million in cash advance fees charged to the credit card accounts of hundreds of thousands of customers.

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ASIC claims Solvar unit provided unsuitable car loans to vulnerable customers
ASIC 2023-05-17 11:00 pm By Gareth Baker Sydney

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has dragged lender Money3 to court for allegedly failing to properly assess the creditworthiness of low-income individuals before saddling them with $11,000 loans for second-hand car purchases.

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With no funder, Colonial class action members better off by up to $12M, court finds
Adam Hochroth 2023-05-16 4:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

Customers of wealth manager Colonial First State were $10 million to $12 million better off without a litigation funder in a class action over the slow transfer of accounts to low cost MySuper funds, a judge has found.

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Second investor class action against IG Markets looms
Banton Group 2023-05-12 4:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

IG Markets could be hit with a second class action by investors seeking to claw back hundreds of millions of dollars allegedly lost in trading in over-the-counter derivative products known as contracts for difference.

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Judge asks if he must ‘second guess’ legal advice in Linchpin class action
Assembly Law 2023-05-12 3:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge overseeing an investor class action over the collapse of advisory firm Linchpin Capital has questioned whether he has to “effectively second guess” a law firm’s advice given to group members about a partial settlement. 

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IG Markets hit with class action over risky CFDs
Class Actions 2023-05-10 11:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

IG Markets has been hit with a class action on behalf of up to 20,000 everyday investors who have allegedly lost hundreds of millions of dollars trading in risky financial products known as contracts for difference, or CFDs.

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Landmark joint investigation to probe Latitude data breach
Financial Services 2023-05-10 3:50 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Australian and New Zealand authorities have launched a joint investigation into the personal data handling practices of the Latitude group of companies, in the wake of a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of 14 million customer records.

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