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Citing ‘leisure wear effect’, MySuper class action seeks in-person hearing
The parties in a class action accusing a Commonwealth Bank of Australia unit of breaching its superannuation trustee duties want the matter to be heard in person and are willing to foot the bill for the judge to travel to Sydney to make it happen.
‘The bar has been raised’: Westpac sacking over work drinks touching upheld
The Fair Work Commission has upheld the dismissal of a long-serving Westpac manager who touched a colleague "in an intimate manner" at an after-work drinks, warning that such behaviour will be judged against higher standards than in the past.
IOOF class action to get ASIC files on abandoned insider trading probe
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.
Deloitte report on Mercedes-Benz fixed-price model was ‘spin’, court hears
Australian Mercedes-Benz dealers behind a $650 million lawsuit over the car maker's decision to move to a fixed-price agency model allege the car maker engaged Deloitte as a consultant so it could "spin" its real reasons for making the change.
Arrium shareholders in class action can’t access full KPMG audit file
Shareholders in a class action against failed steel giant Arrium and KPMG have lost their bid for KPMG's complete audit file for Arrium to probe the Big Four accounting firm's handling of the steel producer's financial statements before its collapse in April 2016.
Forum director Tesoriero questions sale of Papas’ Sydney residence
Forum Finance director Vince Tesoriero has raised concerns about the validity of the sale of a $4 million home in Sydney inner-West suburb Rozelle where company founder Bill Papas and his girlfriend lived, but a judge has indicated any attempt to block the sale would be "hopeless".
IOOF unit fined $6M for financial adviser’s bad advice
A judge has hit IOOF unit RI Advice with a $6 million penalty for failing to rein in an adviser who reaped hefty commissions for steering clients towards risky investments, despite earlier expressing concerns the penalty may not have enough sting.
Money transfer business directors face jail in first criminal cartel sentencing of individuals
The directors of two money transfer businesses will be the first individuals to be sentenced for criminal cartel offences after pleading guilty Thursday to charges over the fixing of foreign exchange rates.
Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest launches private criminal case against Facebook over crypto scam ads 
Australian mining magnate Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest has filed private criminal proceedings against Facebook over cryptocurrency investment scams that used his name and image.
Judge questions if ASIC’s proposed $6M penalty against IOOF unit has enough sting
A judge has raised concerns about a $6 million penalty proposed by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission against IOOF unit RI Advice for failing to rein in an adviser who reaped hefty commissions for steering clients towards risky investments.