FEDERAL COURT

Superannuation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is backing the Federal Court’s precedent in the IOOF case on how and when superannuation funds can use member reserve...

Funds management

It is alleged the sponsored link advertisements promoting Mayfair debenture products were misleading or deceptive....

Superannuation

A leading plaintiff law firm has called for employers to be placed under a legal obligation to select the right default superannuation fund for their employees at the sam...

Funds management

Union Standard International Group may proceed against the corporate watchdog for damages arising from inaccurate statements and a failure to mention key matters regardin...

Financial planning

The Federal Court has imposed penalties amounting to $9.15 million on Westpac because of its failure as a licensee with respect to poor financial advice provided by a for...

Life/Risk

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s Federal Court case against major insurer, TAL, will test the circumstances and extent to which life insurers can ga...

Funds management

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has taken further steps to wind up Chris Marco’s alleged unregistered managed investment scheme....

Financial planning

The Federal Court of Australia has found that Dover Financial Advisers made false and misleading statements in client protection policy between September, 2015 and March,...

Policy & Regulation

The board of IOOF Limited has declared former managing director, Chris Kelaher’s deferred shares forfeit despite the company’s defeat of the Australian Prudential Regulat...

Policy & Regulation

Former tax agent Rudy Frugtniet has failed in his six year battle against the Tax Practitioners Board to overturn the termination of his registration....

Policy & Regulation

The IOOF share price has recovered sharply following its victory against the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority in the Federal Court but is still well short of it...

Policy & Regulation

IOOF Limited has scored a victory over the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority in their court battle stemming from the Royal Commission....

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has reinforced that its responsible lending action against Westpac was a test case....

Policy & Regulation

Liquidators should pay heed to a decision from the Federal Court to fix the remuneration of the liquidators of three Adelaide companies at $3.9 million, compared to the $...

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will appoint a receiver to former OTC derivatives issuer Berndale Capital Securities, following a successful applicat...

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