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Mayfair 101 appeals $30M judgment in ASIC’s misleading advertising case

Embattled investment group Mayfair 101 is challenging a judge’s decision last month to slug it with a $30 million penalty for engaging in misleading and deceptive advertising.

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Mayfair slapped with $30M fine after judge finds ASIC penalty ‘insufficient’

Beleaguered investment group Mayfair 101 will have to pay a $30 million penalty after a judge found a $12 million penalty proposed by ASIC was “insufficient”.

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ASIC seeks ‘very substantial’ $12M penalty against Mayfair

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission says beleaguered investment group Mayfair 101 should pay a $12 million penalty after a judge found the company misled investors about its financial products.

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Mayfair 101’s James Mawhinney says lawyers OK’d alleged misleading conduct

The founder of embattled investment group Mayfair 101, James Mawhinney, has said he received legal advice approving the company’s advertising of financial products that a court has found misled investors.

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Sam Newman, Donald Scott settle defamation suit over iconic AFL pic

A defamation case brought by former footy show host Sam Newman and AFL veteran Donald Scott against sports photographer Wayne Ludbey over comments made about a historic image of indigenous AFL footballer Nicky Winmar has settled.

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Mayfair 101’s James Mawhinney says he should not face penalty in ASIC case

The founder of embattled investment group Mayfair 101, James Mawhinney, will argue that he should not be ordered to pay any penalty after the company was found to have misled investors about its financial products.

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Bob Jane T-Marts CEO loses challenge to liquidator’s examination

The CEO of Bob Jane T-Marts has failed to halt his public examination by the liquidator of the firm Last Lap, which is currently involved in a shareholder dispute with the Australian tyre franchise.

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Trustee of Mayfair’s IPO Wealth looks to dodge liability in $86M class action

The trustee of Mayfair Group’s collapsed IPO Wealth Fund has denied claims in a class action that it misled investors who lost $86 million when the fund was wound up, and says it is fully indemnified for the class action’s claims under an agreement with the fund.

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Mayfair 101’s James Mawhinney banned for 20 years for ‘reprehensible’ conduct

The founder of beleaguered investment group Mayfair 101, James Mawhinney, has been slapped with an order banning him from soliciting funds or promoting any financial product for 20 years.

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Findex’s High Court challenge in case against former financial advisor falls flat

Accounting firm Findex Australia has lost a bid for the High Court to hear its case over a restraint provision against a former financial advisor found to have been unenforcable.

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