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Banksia class action funder’s assets likely exceed $19M owing investors
Class Actions 2023-05-22 11:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

The value of assets held by companies linked to the late Banksia Securities class action funder is expected to top the $19 million owing on a court judgment against the fraudster and his c0-conspirators.

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AMP hit with $24M penalty for ‘unconscionable’ practice of charging dead customers
Financial Services 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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Nine drops truth defence in defamation case by Euro Pacific Bank chief
Defamation 2023-05-19 3:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Nine has abandoned its truth defence in a case brought by Euro Pacific CEO Peter Schiff over a 60 Minutes report on an international tax evasion investigation, and the bank boss is entitled to judgment in his favour, a court has heard.

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Personal assistant of alleged fraudster Chris Marco faces charges
White Collar 2023-05-19 4:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former executive assistant of accused Ponzi schemer Chris Marco is facing charges linked to an alleged $29.5 million fraud against investors.

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ANZ to cop penalty in ASIC case over cash advance fees
Financial Services 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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‘Silly case’ between class action applicant, funder settles
Class Actions 2023-05-16 4:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

A clash between a class action applicant and a litigation funder over $1.2 million in claimed expenses has settled, after a judge ordered the sides to personally attend mediation.

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With no funder, Colonial class action members better off by up to $12M, court finds
Class Actions 2023-05-16 4:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

Customers of wealth manager Colonial First State were $10 million to $12 million better off without aĀ litigation funder in a class action over the slow transfer of accounts to low cost MySuper funds, a judge has found.

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Are the courts really plagued by duplicative class actions?
Analysis 2023-05-15 12:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

A fed-up judge has vented his frustration with the problem of competing class actions in a move that appears to punish the second filed case against Medibank. But is he right that the courts are increasingly being asked to deal with duplicative proceedings? And was his order really all that drastic?

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More law firms ready class actions over Downer’s $40M earnings overstatement
Class Actions 2023-05-15 3:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

More class action law firms have pounced on Downer EDI’s “accounting irregularities” that led to the company overstating profits by up to $40 million.

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Second investor class action against IG Markets looms
Financial Services 2023-05-12 4:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

IG Markets could be hit with a second class action by investors seeking to claw back hundreds of millions of dollars allegedly lost in trading in over-the-counter derivative products known as contracts for difference.

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