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ACCC does about-face, blesses MYOB’s acquisition of GreatSoft
The ACCC has approved accounting software provider MYOB's acquisition of cloud practice management software provider GreatSoft, reversing its earlier position that the deal could harm competition because the South Africa-based company had the potential to become a strong competitor to MYOB as more accounting firms migrate to the cloud.
Greensill Capital administrators recommend winding up as ‘only suitable option’
Administrators appointed to the Australian arm of supply-chain finance firm Greensill Capital are recommending that creditors, which are owed in excess of $1.75 billion, vote to wind up the company.
PwC wins access to Baker McKenzie docs from former client in spat over failed bank launch
PricewaterhouseCoopers has won access to communications between a Chinese lender and its lawyers at Baker McKenzie in a legal stoush over a failed bid to launch the first Chinese bank incorporated in Australia.
ASIC ordered to clarify first COVID-19 case against ClearLoans
A judge has ordered ASIC to provide more detail in its case accusing personal lender ClearLoans of contravening the hardship provisions of the credit laws, in the regulator's first case related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘Significant allegations’: ASIC ordered to flesh out case against REST
A judge has ordered ASIC to flesh out its case accusing the Retail Employees Superannuation of misleading members about their ability to move their super out of the REST Trust, given the “significant" allegations that a deliberate system was behind the superannuation trustee's alleged misconduct.
Climate change case should not be run as a class action, government argues
The Commonwealth of Australia is seeking to remove all references to representative proceedings from a class action pleading that alleges the government failed to disclose the impacts of climate change to investors in sovereign bonds.
After invalidity ruling, law firm tries again with MySuper class action against NAB units
Maurice Blackburn has brought a second class action against two NAB units over $6.3 billion in super funds, after the law firm's first attempt was shut down by a state court as invalid.
Westpac faces ASIC action over ‘junk’ credit insurance
The corporate cop has launched action against banking giant Westpac for allegedly selling worthless add-on credit card insurance to unwitting customers, the first of what could be a series of cases against banks in the wake of a remediation program that has returned $250 million to hundreds of thousands of account holders with 11 major lenders.
Deloitte wants to keep lid on retirement talks in $3.8M age discrimination lawsuit
Deloitte is seeking to set aside a subpoena for documents recording chats with partners about retirement after they turned 62, in a closely watched age discrimination lawsuit challenging the accounting firm's mandatory retirement policy.
CBA fined $7M after judge questions if penalty has enough ‘sting’
A judge has slugged the Commonwealth Bank of Australia with a $7 million fine in proceedings brought by ASIC for excessive interest charged to thousands of overdraft customers, but noted the penalty amounted to profits from just six hours of operation for the Big Four bank.