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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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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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MLC ordered to pay $10M penalty for ‘serious failure’
Alexander Di Stefano 2023-05-18 1:35 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has ordered MLC to pay $10 million for its “serious failure” to pay life insurance benefits to customers undergoing rehabilitation, in an ASIC case that also alleged the insurer failed to promptly update medical terms in policies.

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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

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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ASIC investigates Nuix boss over $236,000 share purchase
ASIC 2023-05-17 4:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched an investigation into whether Nuix’s current Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Rubinsztein unlawfully bought shares in the company after learning about a potential takeover offer.

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Court tosses conviction of Fly365 director, says case ‘doomed to fail’
Andrew Fernon 2023-05-17 2:08 pm By Sam Matthews

A court has tossed a conviction secured in ASIC’s case against a director of collapsed flight booking platform Fly365, saying the case was “doomed to failure.”

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Linchpin class action concerned about ‘authenticity’ of evidence for trial
ASIC 2023-05-17 1:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The applicant in an investor class action over the collapse of advisory firm Linchpin Capital and Endeavour Securities has raised concerns about the authenticity of Linchpin’s business records, which it wants to put into evidence at trial in two months.

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Australian Mines ex-director hit with $70,000 penalty for conference representations
ASIC 2023-05-12 11:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former director of Australian Mines has copped at $70,000 penalty in ASIC proceedings accusing him of making false and misleading representations at mining investment conferences in 2018.

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Insurance Australia agrees to $40M penalty in ‘very serious’ case over unpaid discounts
ASIC 2023-05-11 4:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Insurance Australia has agreed to pay a $40 million penalty in a case by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission alleging it short-changed NRMA customers a staggering $60 million in promised loyalty discounts. 

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Legal advice in spotlight as ASIC claims financial services firm diverted funds to limit penalty
Article 2023-05-09 11:28 pm By Gareth Baker

A court has appointed a referee to examine whether a law firm’s communications with Golden Financial furthered a plan by the financial advisory firm to divert assets to minimise a penalty sought by the corporate regulator in the first case alleging a breach of the so-called best interest duty.

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