AMP has admitted ASIC’s allegations that it acted unconscionably in charging life insurance premiums and advice fees to deceased customers, but the wealth manager will go head to head with the regulator over how much it should pay for its contraventions.
Waste company Bingo Industries has pleaded guilty to fixing prices for demolition waste services in Sydney, following an industry-wide investigation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.Ā
Toyota unit Hino is facing at least two class action investigations for alleged misleading representations over 20 years about the fuel consumption and emissions of its diesel vehicles.
The director of a money transfer business accused of fixing foreign exchange rates has filed a defence attacking the credibility of the federal prosecutorās key witness, but his new lawyer says the attack might not be maintained at trial.Ā Ā
Japanese truck maker Hino is facing a class action investigation in Australia after admitting it submitted false data on fuel emissions and fuel economy tests for many of its engine models in Japan.
A judge has approved a $52 million settlement is six class actions against car makers for allegedly selling cars fitted with deadly Takata airbags, under which individuals group members will get around $600 after $31.7 million in expenses is deducted.
The judge who oversaw a discontinued criminal cartel case over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement has bemoaned Australia’s overly complex criminal cartel laws, noting prosecutors stumbled in advancing the indictment despite the case involving a “not particularly complex” set of facts.
The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group has hit back at ASIC proceedings alleging it saddled hundreds of thousands of customers with cash advance fees after providing them with incorrect account balances, saying its customers were “expressly on noticeā the fees would be charged.
Google has agreed to pay a $60 million penalty in proceedings brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleging the tech giant misled users about the collection and use of their location data.
Dozens of provisions in Fujifilm’s contracts with thousands of small businesses are unfair and unenforceable, a court declared Friday in a case against the office supply company by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.