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Epoch Capital accuses analyst of taking confidential info
Intellectual Property 2022-07-20 11:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Trading firm Epoch Capital has brought proceedings against a quantitative analyst who allegedly downloaded confidential information from the firm’s computers.

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Forum Finance director failed to disclose $150,000 in assets to court
Financial Services 2022-07-19 5:40 pm By Sam Matthews

Forum Finance director Vince Tesoriero has been caught out for failing to declare over $150,000 to the court, as he took the stand to defend evidence given about his financial position in Westpac’s fraud case against him.

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Grocon CEO Daniel Grollo sued by BOQ over $12M home loan
Construction 2022-07-19 3:04 pm By Christine Caulfield

His property development empire was saved from liquidation, but Daniel Grollo is still being hounded by creditors, with Bank of Queensland suing the Grocon CEO for the outstanding balance on a $12 million home loan.

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‘We can make a really strong case’: ANZ hopeful of ACCC approval for $4.9B Suncorp buy
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-07-18 11:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

ANZ is optimistic its proposed $4.9 billion acquisition of insurer Suncorp’s banking unit will be cleared by the competition regulator, and is counting on the public benefits of the merger to win approval.

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ClearLoans settles ASIC’s first COVID-19 case against lender
COVID-19 2022-07-18 4:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The sole director of personal lender ClearLoans has agreed to settle the first case the Australian Securities and Investments Commission brought related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Kahlbetzer family wins $30,000 lawsuit against sacked investment manager
Financial Services 2022-07-18 11:48 am By Cindy Cameronne

A court has ordered a consultant at Kahlbetzer family investment vehicle Twynam Investments to pay a $30,000 judgment for allegedly breaching confidentiality obligations in her contract. 

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BMW’s finance arm secures order against Forum Group for red Ferrari
Financial Services 2022-07-18 4:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

The finance arm of luxury car maker BMW has been given the greenlight to repossess a red 2019 Ferrari 488 Pista Coupe purchased by alleged fraudster Bill Papas’ defunct Forum Group.

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‘No relationship’ with reality: Judge rails against ‘grossly inflated’ security estimate
Financial Services 2022-07-14 5:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has slammed a “grossly inflated” estimate of legal costs relied on during a security for costs bid by non-bank lender Aquamore Finance in an appeal over a commercial loan accruing compound interest of 79 per cent per year.

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Online trader shut down following ASIC probe into ‘concerning consumer losses’
Financial Services 2022-07-14 9:58 pm By Sam Matthews

Online trading platform Trade360 will close shop at the end of the month, following an ASIC investigation that found its representatives at an offshore call centre provided personal advice to clients which the company was not licensed to give.

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Bank of Queensland hit with first-ever penalty for Consumer Data Right breaches
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2022-07-13 2:11 pm By Sam Matthews

Bank of Queensland is the first bank to be caught for alleged breaches under the new Consumer Data Right scheme, paying a $133,200 penalty.

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