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Crown Resorts hit with class action over money laundering compliance
AUSTRAC 2020-12-14 12:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Maurice Blackburn has hit Crown Resorts with a shareholder class action alleging the casino giant had lax anti-money laundering compliance systems in place over  a six-year period.

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Whistleblower laws don’t apply retrospectively, judge says in ANZ bank trader’s case
ANZ 2020-12-11 5:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A judge has thrown out the portion of a lawsuit brought by an ANZ trader who was sacked in 2015 that was brought under enhanced whistleblower protections that took effect in 2019, saying the civil remedy provisions do not apply retrospectively.

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ASIC accuses forex broker Union Standard of exposing Chinese customers to criminal charges
ASIC 2020-12-11 3:37 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen Melbourne

ASIC has launched civil penalty proceedings against Union Standard International Group and its former authorised representatives alleging the embattled Sydney-based forex broker traded in margin products with Chinese clients despite knowing it was illegal under Chinese law.

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Spotless on the hook for redundancy entitlements after High Court declines special leave
Appeals 2020-12-11 2:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The High Court will not hear cleaning services giant Spotless Group’s challenge to a ruling that found it must pay redundancy entitlements to a group of workers it sacked.

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APRA trims $250M additional capital requirement for Allianz
APRA 2020-12-10 4:28 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The prudential regulator has reduced a requirement that Allianz Australia hold an extra $250 million in capital by $100 million, noting steps the insurer had taken to improve its risk management. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority imposed the additional capital requirement on the insurer’s Australian unit in August last year, due to issues raised in…

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Clock’s ticking for Mayfair companies to obtain legal representation
Ashurst 2020-12-10 2:04 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Embattled Mayfair Group director James Mawhinney is under pressure to secure legal representation to defend his companies against a misleading and deceptive conduct case brought by ASIC, but the Big Six firm he has in mind has yet to commit. 

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Judge finds ‘good reason’ for Linchpin examination docs to be used in class action
ASIC 2020-12-10 1:58 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A judge has allowed documents obtained from examination proceedings against directors of Linchpin Capital to be used in a class action against the failed financial services group.

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ASIC won’t challenge loss in Tennis Australia case, but more claims may be coming
Aaron Weinstock 2020-12-09 9:52 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

ASIC will not appeal a Federal Court decision tossing the majority of its case against former Tennis Australia director Harold Mitchell and accusing the regulator of “confirmatory bias” in bringing the case, but has foreshadowed fresh claims related to allegedly inconsistent statements given during its investigation.

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NSW can’t shield docs in ACCC competition case over ports privatisation
ACCC 2020-12-09 5:19 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The NSW government cannot assert public immunity over cabinet documents sought in a case brought by the ACCC over an allegedly anti-competitive agreement for the privatisation of Port Botany and Port Kembla.

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Government to introduce legislation requiring Google, Facebook to pay for news
ACCC 2020-12-08 10:10 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Federal government will introduce legislation on Wednesday that will require Google and Facebook to pay news publishers to exploit their content and give them a heads up of major changes to search algorithms.

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