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AMP class actions consolidated

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... the wake of its Royal Commission appearances should be allowed to continue. The class actions of Maurice Blackburn and Slater and Gordon have been consolidated into one while the three remaining suits have been halted. In making her judgement, Chief ...

IOOF faces class action

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... guidance provided to IOOF shareholders. However, the actual amount will be the court's decision. Scattini was a lawyer at Slater & Gordon in 2010 when the firm worked on getting investors compensation from Commonwealth Bank after Storm Financial ...

NAB, MLC face class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... proceedings have been filed against NAB and MLC for the sale of worthless consumer credit insurance. The two companies will face Slater and Gordon in Federal Court after the law firm officially filed proceedings. Slater and Gordon allege MLC and NAB ...

AMP, CBA respond to record class action bid

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
AMP and Commonwealth Bank have responded to Slater and Gordon's announcement of a potential class action which could see the two parties forced to repay more than $500 million that was unfairly deducted from superannuation fund accounts. Launching ...

AMP becomes class action target

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... Industry. The litigation funding group said it will fund class action proceedings conducted by law firm Phi Feeney McDonald. Slater and Gordon (funded by Therium), Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan (funded by Burford Capital), and Shine Lawyers are also ...

Hedge fund takes over Slater and Gordon

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
Hot on the heels of reporting a $546 million loss for the 2017 financial year, listed law firm Slater and Gordon is set to be taken over by a consortium of hedge funds. The consortium, led by Anchorage Capital, have committed to lending a further $50 ...

Centuria consolidates funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... move was backed by 99.9 % of unitholders at Centuria Property Funds' extraordinary general meeting this week. Chair John Slater told investors the merger will have the benefit of reducing ongoing base management fees; scale and diversification; and significantly ...

Short selling is 'smart money': Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... to maximise a strategy's potential to meet its objectives." The recent spate of high profile corporate failures such as Slater and Gordon and Dick Smith highlight the importance of active management in this context, Tay added. Zenith analysed the level ...

Prospectus lodged for ethically screened LIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... good returns coexist?; Spoiler alert, the answer is yes', Morphic Asset Management joint chief investment officer Chad Slater said Australian fund managers are under the misconception that they must accept lower returns for being ethical. "The empirical ...

NAB appoints research veteran to head retirement arm

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
... its wealth division last year, which saw the departure of three members of the bank's executive leadership team: Gavin Slater, Renee Roberts and Michaela Healey. NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn said the "time was right" to restructure the group following ...