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Full Court to hear Cigno challenge to ASIC ban on short-term credit lending
Appeals 2020-05-20 12:07 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Cigno has appealed a ruling shooting down its challenge to the first action brought by ASIC under its powers to prohibit ‘predatory’ financial products, which targeted the payday lender’s model of short-term credit lending.

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Payday lender Cigno loses challenge to ASIC ban on short-term credit lending
Financial Services 2020-04-15 3:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

Payday lender Cigno has lost a challenge to the corporate regulator’s first action under powers to prohibit ‘predatory’ financial products that targeted its model of short-term credit lending.

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ASIC pans Wagyu and shiraz ‘thought experiments’ in Westpac home loan appeal
Financial Services 2020-02-25 5:05 pm By Miklos Bolza

ASIC has criticised a Federal Court judge for his ‘thought experiments’ around prospective home loan applicants feasting on Wagyu beef and shiraz, as the regulator challenges the judge’s dismissal of its responsible lending case against Westpac.

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Judge hits AMP with $5.2M penalty, says greedy financial adviser was ‘in the right place’
Financial Services 2020-02-05 11:05 am By Miklos Bolza

The Federal Court has imposed a penalty of almost $5.2 million on AMP Financial Planning after finding it was “reckless” in its ā€œlamentable failureā€ to properly respond to a now banned adviser who was churning life insurance for higher commissions.

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Training college Unique cops $4M penalty in ACCC case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-10-31 2:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

Unique International College has been slapped with a $4.165 million penalty after a court found the defunct vocational trainer engaged in unconscionable conduct in enrolling students in courses costing up to $22,000.

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Westpac gives court more reasons to uphold win in ASIC’s responsible lending case
Appeals 2019-10-07 1:41 pm By Miklos Bolza

Westpac has offered an appeals court two more reasons to affirm its victory in a closely watched responsible lending case brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission over almost 262,000 home loans.

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Court signs off on AMP’s new remediation program in ASIC insurance churn case
Financial Services 2019-10-01 8:42 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has given the thumbs up to AMP’s new program to identify and compensate victims of so-called insurance churning by its financial planning arm after inadequacies were revealed in the original scheme.

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ASIC to challenge ‘uncertainty’ of Westpac responsible lending decision
Appeals 2019-09-10 9:07 pm By Amelia Birnie

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has filed an appeal against the Federal Courtā€™s responsible lending ruling in favour of Westpac, arguing the decision had created uncertainty around the obligations of credit providers.

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Lottoland hits the jackpot in ACMA betting challenge
Media 2019-08-19 5:40 pm By Amelia Birnie

The CEO of Lottoland says the company has ā€œfinally been vindicatedā€ by a court ruling that overturned a decision by the Australian Communications and Media Authority that outlawed a number of its jackpot betting services.

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Westpac defeats ASIC home loan case
Breaking News 2019-08-13 11:43 am By Amelia Birnie

Westpac has defeated a responsible lending case brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in relation to almost 262,000 home loans, with the Federal Court finding the corporate regulator misinterpreted the operation of national lending laws.

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