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ANZ, OnePath class action members to pocket 65% of settlement if costs OK’d
Class Actions 2024-11-13 11:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The law firm running a class action against ANZ and superannuation trustee OnePath wants a 29.4 per cent cut of the $50 million settlement, having run the case on a no win, no fee basis. 

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ANZ, OnePath to pay $50M in super class action settlement
Settlement 2024-10-03 11:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

Big Four bank ANZ and superannuation trustee OnePath will pay $50 million to settle a class action brought on behalf of super members allegedly charged excessive fees.

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ANZ, OnePath reach 11th-hour settlement in class action
Class Actions 2024-10-02 11:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

A settlement has been reached on the eve of trial in a class action against ANZ and OnePath alleging they slugged super fund members with excessive fees.

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Vanguard hit with record $12.9M penalty in ASIC greenwashing case
Securities 2024-09-25 10:45 am By Sam Matthews

Vanguard Investments has been ordered to pay a penalty of almost $13 million for misleading the public about its $1 billion “ethically conscious” hedge fund.

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Former EY partner hit with indemnity costs for rejecting National Tiles settlement offer
Securities 2024-08-30 11:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former EY partner and ousted board member at National Tiles has been ordered to pay indemnity costs after he lost a $1 million share dispute with the flooring company, with a judge finding he “unreasonably failed” to accept a settlement offer. 

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Melbourne Football Club defeats member’s challenge to board election rules
Sports 2024-08-22 11:37 pm By Andy Sidler

Legal action by a Melbourne Football Club member challenging the AFL club’s board election rules has been dismissed, with a judge finding the rule banning campaigning by candidates is not oppressive as alleged.

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Former EY partner loses $1M share dispute against National Tiles
Securities 2024-07-30 3:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former EY partner and ousted board member at National Tiles has lost his $1 million claim alleging the company breached implied terms in a contract by requiring him to sign a “draconian, unreasonable and unacceptable” share agreement.

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Former OnePath chair ‘not cooperating’ in ANZ class action, court told
Class Actions 2024-07-23 1:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The ex-chair of former ANZ unit OnePath “has not been cooperating” in a class action alleging it breached its duties as a trustee of superannuation funds by slugging members with excessive fees to pay commissions to financial advisers, a court has heard. 

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Aristocrat says class action applicant should have deleted gambling app
Class Actions 2024-07-16 11:26 pm By Sam Matthews

Aristocrat Leisure has hit back at a class action over its allegedly illegal ‘social casino’ apps, saying that playing is optional and that the lead applicant should have deleted the games.

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Judge OKs $100M Colonial class action settlement, questions ‘strange’ funding agreement
Superannuation 2024-06-03 11:11 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge overseeing a consumer class action against wealth manager Colonial First State Investments has given the green light to a $100 million settlement, but questioned a $23.1 million cut to funder Augusta under a “strange” funding agreement.

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