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MS sufferer fights CommInsure definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
A woman who has multiple sclerosis (MS) is fighting to have CommInsure recognise her condition, calling into question the various definitions life insurers use. ClaimRight founder William Johns was assisting a client with MS in accessing the insurance ...

Count Financial faces class action

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
Class action proceedings have been filed against Count Financial, a former subsidiary of Commonwealth Bank of Australia after contravening its obligations under the Corporations Act. The proceedings filed by Piper Alderman in the Federal Court of Australia ...

Technology can ease adviser red tape: Academic

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... product-choice confusion and reducing red tape in the financial advice sector, according to an academic. Pamela Hanrahan, a lawyer and professor at University to New South Wales Business School, told Financial Planning Association of Australia members ...

ASIC restrains Mawhinney

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
ASIC has been granted interim orders against Mayfair 101 founder James Mawhinney which will stop him siphoning any money out of Australia. The orders also restrain Mawhinney from advertising or promoting any financial product, meaning his work with ...

Law firm summarises report AMP won't release

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... her harassment matter, including the terms of reference for the investigations and communications between the independent lawyer - QC Andrew Burns - who conducted the investigation and AMP. AMP did release one paragraph from the conclusion off Burns' ...

Another AMP worker recounts campaign of harassment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... the whistleblower said she then "cautiously" attempted to seek internal resolution. The whistleblower said an internal lawyer subsequently undertook the "so-called independent" review. "Over the next several months I was placed on medical leave and was ...

Pahari sorry, victim calls for documents

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
Former AMP Capital chief executive Boe Pahari has offered an apology to Julia Szlakowski, but she is still calling on AMP to release documents in relation to the sexual harassment matter. After announcing Pahari would step down from the role of chief ...

Law firm demands Pahari documents from AMP

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
Maurice Blackburn wants AMP to hand over documents relating to its handling of sexual harassment complaints before it will consent to the Pahari report being released to the public. Yesterday, AMP said it would publicly release its report into complaints ...

Ponzi scheme allegations levelled at Mayfair 101

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
In court documents, ASIC alleged that Mayfair 101's launch of Australian Property Bonds was a last ditch effort by the embattled wealth manager to set up a Ponzi-like scheme. ASIC expressed concerns that Mayfair 101 founder and managing director James ...

Former Aberdeen duo back with Sydney boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... head of Australian fixed income at Aberdeen Standard Investments and left the role in February 2019. Fang is a corporate lawyer who started at Clayton Utz, worked overseas and was ASI's global head of restructuring for seven years until December ...