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Trustee settles class action over LKM Capital collapse
Class Actions 2018-06-20 3:36 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The trustee for collapsed investment group LKM Capital has reached a settlement in a class action brought on behalf of hundreds of investors who sunk $63 million into the failed firm.

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MWL founders look to bring derivative suit against Focus Financial
Corporate 2018-06-19 3:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

MWL Financial Group’s co-founder and a group of superannuation and investment funds are seeking court approval to bring a derivative suit on behalf of the investment adviser against its private equity-backed US parent company, Focus Financial.

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Law firm can’t put ‘parasitic’ rival on hook for GetSwift costs
Article 2018-06-15 8:56 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Squire Patton Boggs, one of the losing law firms in the GetSwift class action beauty contest, has lost again, this time in its fight to have winning firm Phi Finney McDonald pay its legal costs.

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ASIC takes Westpac to court for financial adviser’s bad behaviour
Financial Services 2018-06-15 3:24 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The corporate regulator has launched legal action against Westpac Banking Corp. over a former financial planner’s poor advice that resulted in multimillion dollar losses to customers.

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Judge won’t halt Quinn Emanuel AMP class action over venue fight
Adam Hochroth 2018-06-15 2:56 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A NSW Supreme Court judge refused Friday to pause one of five class actions against AMP despite an impending battle over where the cases should be heard.

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S&P, ANZ reach deal in class actions over toxic CDOs
ANZ 2018-06-13 3:45 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

S&P Global Ratings and ANZ Banking Group have agreed to settle seven class actions over toxic financial products given healthy credit ratings ahead of the global financial crisis.

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Cooperating cos. could avoid prosecution under new leniency scheme
Financial Services 2018-06-11 9:14 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The government has released a draft code of practice for a new deferred prosecution scheme under which corporations could avoid charges in exchange for self-reporting serious corporate crimes.

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Judge tells AMP to warn state court of class action venue fight
Class Actions 2018-06-08 11:35 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A federal judge on Friday set an August date to hear AMP’s arguments for why competing class actions should be moved to the NSW Supreme Court, but ordered the company to alert the state court to the brewing jurisdictional battle.  

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Ex-Macquarie Bank advisers sue for $2.6M in wages
Employment 2018-06-08 9:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Fifteen former long-time financial advisers of Macquarie Bank have sued the bank, alleging they’re owed $2.6 million in wages after the bank paid them solely in commissions when they were entitled to a regular wage.

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Funder can’t stop Banksia class member from appealing $64M settlement
Appeals 2018-06-08 12:15 am By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The litigation funder underwriting a class action over the collapse of Banksia Securities lost its bid Thursday to block a group member from challenging a $64 million settlement in the case.

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