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Court approves $16m DASS settlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
... & Superannuation Services (DASS) following a two-week delay. Justice Thawley sought to gather more information for the victims in delaying the approval. The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) confirmed to Justice Thawley that the settlement ...

State supports move to close super loophole exploited by paedophiles

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
... the health of survivors in both the long term and short term, and the lack of avenues for compensation for some of these victims is something that must be addressed," Henderson said. "I hope the federal government is listening and now does what it can ...

FCA issues notices to Link Fund Solutions, Woodford

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2024
... sanctions," the regulator said. Last February, UK courts approved a £230 million ($442m) compensation scheme for the victims of WEIF. FCA joint executive director of enforcement and market oversight Therese Chambers said: "Link Fund Solutions' job ...

Court delays DASS class action settlement approval

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
... Christopher Brown, sought redress for bad advice provided in relation to the Masters Residential Property Fund (URF). Victims argued that Dixon financial advisers invested their money in the in-house product by not considering their best interest. Last ...

Inaugural CSLR levy slugs advisers $18.5m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... November 2018 and September 2022. The levy is capped at $250 million. The initial levy estimate includes provisions for victims of Dixon Advisory and Superannuation Services (DASS). There are still an outstanding number of former DASS self-managed super ...

Sexism in the City: UK financial sector slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... points more than other industries, the report said. It said the misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to silence victims and push them out of their jobs while perpetrators go unpunished is particularly concerning. The report has recommended banning ...

DASS settlement pending court approval, victims urged to claim

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... will soon determine if it will approve the $16 million to settle the class action against E&P Financial Group as some victims of Dixon Advisory and Superannuation Services (DASS) are running out of time to make a claim. On 3 April 2024, the federal court ...

Jo-Anne Bloch to chair CSLR

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... to lead its Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CLSR). The scheme, which officially kicks off on April 2, aims to give victims of financial services misconduct access to redress and compensation. Bloch, who was independently appointed by assistant treasurer ...

Five megatrends shaping financial services: McCrindle

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... in their businesses. "These trends can be influenced if understood and responded to," McCrindle said. "We're not just victims of trends- we can have influence and impact on what is to come." The first megatrend McCrindle highlighted is demographic growth. ...

DASS compensation drags AFCA, lead decision published

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
Compensating Dixon Advisory and Superannuation Services (DASS) victims continues to eat up the Australian Financial Complaints Authority's (AFCA) time and resources, so much so that a "lead decision" has been published to expedite the process. The complaints ...
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