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A court has dismissed a long-running case against defunct Babcock & Brown executives by a private investment fund over a botched $1.4B acquisition of the biggest laundry equipment provider in the US, saying the executives did not breach their duties by failing to disclose that the bank underwriting the deal allegedly wanted out.
A court has thrown out a $75 million compensation claim filed by an investor in a Ponzi scheme alleging liquidator Grant Thornton Australia and its lawyers Colin Biggers & Paisley failed to return his funds expeditiously.
APRA has been ordered to hand over all of its correspondence with fellow regulator ASIC relating to former IOOF chairman George Venardos, as he prepares to argue privilege over discovery that might incriminate him in any possible ASIC proceedings.
The Bank of Queensland has criticised a judgment which found the bank's insurance policy left it on the hook for a $6 million settlement of a class action brought by investors in a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme by jailed fraudster Bradley Sherwin.
A battle over expert evidence in an invester class action against Fitch Ratings has delayed this month's scheduled trial in the case by three months and forced the court to send the parties' experts into conclaves.
A judge has dismissed an application by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to investigate two Sydney-based liquidators, saying the regulator had failed to prove its suspicions about the pair.
A judge has found embattled hedge fund Goldsky breached the Corporations Act by providing financial services in Australia without a licence.
Banking giant Westpac has criticised the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's old fashioned approach to home loan serviceability, saying its own complex system is more efficient and would "pass muster" in the face of the regulator's allegations that it breached responsible lending laws.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has narrowed its case against Westpac ahead of a high-stakes trial over the bank's alleged violations of lending laws, striking claims that certain home loans were unsuitable for consumers.
A judge has signed off on common fund application in a consumer protection class action against mortgage lending and investment firm RMBL Investments under which the funder will earn a 30% cut of any resolution amount if the case drags into September.