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ISignthis may face shareholder class action over profit downgrade
Melbourne-based fintech ISignthis and its directors are facing a possible shareholder class action over a December profit downgrade.
Surfstitch class action members may be better off bailing out of settlement
Unfunded group members in two shareholder class actions against online fashion retailer Surfstitch have been told they are likely better off to opt out of a settlement if a judge approves $6 million in fees and a 30 per cent commission sought by the law firms and funder that brought the cases.
Firms will seek up to $6M at SurfStitch class action settlement hearing
The funders behind two shareholder class actions against online fashion retailer Surfstitch Group will seek a commission of up to 30 per cent while the law firms that brought the cases will ask for approval of up to $6 million in legal fees during an upcoming settlement approval hearing, which also puts the fate of a deed of company arrangement that saved the company from liquidation on the line.
Judge ‘defies anyone’ to understand confusing Surfstitch opt out notice
A judge has ordered the legal teams behind two settled Surfstitch class actions to have another crack at the opt out notice, saying the current version is "just too confusing" for group members.
Quintis founder wins unredacted transcripts of ASIC chats with directors
Quintis founder Frank Wilson has won his bid for unredacted transcripts of ASIC examinations with six former directors of the failed sandalwood company.
APRA won’t appeal loss in IOOF case
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will not challenge a Federal Court ruling that dismissed its case against fund manager IOOF as “unpersuasive”, “fundamentally inadequate” and “tenuous in the extreme”.
Surfstitch agrees to settle shareholder class actions, again
Online fashion retailer Surfstitch has reached an in-principle settlement in two shareholder class actions, about nine months after an initial agreement to resolve the dispute derailed.
Ernst & Young strikes out with third party claims against failed LM Investment
Ernst & Young, which is facing a lawsuit brought by the receiver of a fund overseen by failed financial services firm LM Investment Management, has lost its bid to file a claim for damages against LMIM, with a judge saying the auditor's case was "flawed" and "counterintuitive".
APRA defends decision to bring failed IOOF case
The prudential regulator is standing by its decision to bring proceedings against IOOF for alleged breaches of superannuation duties, despite criticism that such a "highly litigious regulatory environment" is placing immense pressure on financial services executives.
Judge slams APRA case against IOOF as ‘fundamentally inadequate’ and ‘tenuous in the extreme’
APRA’s purely documentary case against troubled fund manager IOOF has been dismissed by the Federal Court as “unpersuasive”, “fundamentally inadequate” and “tenuous in the extreme”, in another major blow to financial services regulators pursuing action in the wake of the banking royal commission.