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Canna Campbell slapped with $114k legal bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... financial adviser Canna Campbell to pay $113,791.50 in legal costs after she was found guilty of trademark infringement. Justice Manousaridis in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia ordered Campbell, founder of SugarMamma TV and SASS Financial, to ...

ANZ gets green light for Suncorp merger

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... competition in the banking market. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank also opposed the decision. This morning, ACT deputy president justice John Halley said there were sufficient "net public benefits" to allow the deal to go ahead. "The tribunal has concluded ...

Commonwealth Bank slapped with $10.3m fine for wage theft

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... Michele O'Neil. "Congratulations to the union that stood by Commonwealth Bank workers and can finally see them win justice," she said. "Wage theft robs working people of money they are rightfully owed and denies them the ability to buy the necessities ...

Jailed adviser permanently banned by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
... engages in credit activities, whether alone or alongside others. The ban took effect on February 5. When Sebo was convicted, Justice Lonsdale said: "I find that the offending was not just opportunistic. It was planned and it was persistent." "You deliberately ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... allegedly telling members it divested its Russian investments when it did not do so. Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN's top court, will issue a ruling on Ukraine accusing Russia of falsely claiming that the former was committing ...

Standalone laws key to solving legislative 'porridge': ALRC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... with complying with the law, and make it easier for consumers to understand and enforce their rights," ALRC president Justice Mordy Bromberg said. "These laws provide the legal and economic infrastructure of the financial services industry. The reforms ...

JBWere appoints philanthropic services head

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
... She was previously director, transforming Aboriginal outcomes (TAO) in the NSW Government Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ), where she was responsible for designing and implementing policies that contribute to improved social and economic outcomes ...

Insignia Financial class action dismissed by court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024
... dropped in value due to the Royal Commission and other circumstances. The accusations were rejected by the Honourable Justice Anderson on 20 December 2023, saying: "The evidence as a whole, does not rise to the level of establishing a problem with IOOF's ...

Zurich cleared by Federal Court in life insurance dispute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024
... to inform the customer of her right to dispute or appeal the decision to avoid the policy. Nevertheless, Federal Court Justice Jackman dismissed all of ASIC's claims in a decisive ruling on 21 December 2023, exonerating Zurich of the alleged breaches. ...

What you read in 2023

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... businesses slashed by controversial changes to AMP's Buyer of Last Resort provisions following the Royal Commission. Justice Moshinsky found evidence of losses incurred by the lead applicant, Equity Financial Planners, and sample group member, Wealthstone ...