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Ratings house faces ASIC investigation over Keystone fund
Financial Services 2025-09-18 11:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

ASIC has confirmed it is investigating at least one ratings house which said Keystone’s failed Shield Master Fund was of ‘investment grade’, as the corporate watchdog seeks to claw back $480 million in investor funds. 

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Employment Hero denies misusing Seek’s data to launch rival job list
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-09-18 11:50 pm By Sam Matthews

Human resources company Employment Hero, which has accused Seek of abusing its dominance by cutting access to its platform, has rejected claims in the hiring giant’s defence of misuse of candidate data.

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AMP to pay $120M to settle superannuation class action
Class Actions 2025-09-15 10:41 am By Cat Fredenburgh

AMP has agreed to pay $120 million to settle a class action stemming from the banking royal commission which accused it of overcharging millions of superannuation members over a 12-year period.

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Meta ordered to put on defence in ACCC case over scam crypto ads
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-09-12 11:44 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has ordered Facebook owner Meta to file its defence in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s three-year-old case over scam cryptocurrency ads on the social media platform. 

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Mastercard fights win for ACCC over in-house counsel communications
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-09-12 11:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Facing allegations that it misused its market power with major retailers, Mastercard is challenging a ruling for the ACCC that lays bare discussions about merchant agreements involving inhouse lawyers.

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Class action must wait for damages in competition case against Apple, Google
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-09-11 11:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has put off deciding what damages group members are owed in two class actions against Apple and Google after finding the tech companies engaged in anti-competitive conduct in the app marketplace.

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ACCC flags concerns over Igneo’s plan to acquire Benedict Recycling
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-09-11 12:23 pm By Sam Matthews

The ACCC has raised competition concerns about the proposed acquisition of Benedict Recycling by its “closest competitor” Igneo Infrastructure Partners, a subsidiary of Australian asset management giant First Sentier Investors. 

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Cement Australia wins OK to acquire BGC assets after bringing Adbri into the mix
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-09-11 11:33 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The ACCC has approved a deal that will see the assets of a unit of materials giant BGC Group sold to Cement Australia, Holcim, Heidelberg Materials Australia and Adbri, after worrying an initial proposal could affect the supply of ready-mix concrete in the Perth area.

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Harvey Norman faces class action over ‘interest free’ ads
Class Actions 2025-09-09 1:21 pm By Sam Matthews

Homegoods retailer Harvey Norman is facing a class action by customers who paid more than they bargained for after being enticed by ‘interest free’ ads which the Federal Court has found to be misleading.

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‘Inordinate and disproportionate’: Judge slams ASIC’s case against lender Money3
ASIC 2025-09-09 11:24 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has rejected all but two claims by ASIC in a suit against car finance provider Money3 and criticised how the regulator ran its case, saying it had consumed an “inordinate and disproportionate amount of the judicial and administrative resources of the court”.

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