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Insignia Financial class action dismissed by court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024
Just days before Christmas, an Insignia Financial shareholder class action borne out of the Royal Commission was dismissed, with the judge saying there was no evidence provided to prove the group breached disclosure requirements. The class action was ...

What you read in 2023

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... to take those businesses forward," AMP chief executive Alexis George said at the time. 10) AMP loses BOLR changes class action (July 5) The Federal Court ruled in favour of the AMP Financial Planning advisers who saw the buy-back value of their businesses ...

Caddick SMSF clients should recoup all funds: Lawyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... indications that Melissa Caddick's victims will recoup most of their funds, the lawyer spearheading the latest class action believes that SMSF clients should get all their money back. Michael Chapman, a director at Melbourne-based law firm Mackay ...

Federal Court approves BT Super $30m settlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
The Federal Court approved the $29.95 million class action settlement against Westpac after subsidiaries BT Funds Management (BTFM) and Westpac Life Insurance Services (WLIS) allegedly failed to manage conflicts of interest when investing BT Super member ...

E&P chief exits early

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... filed by Shine Lawyers, which was announced by the Company on 14 November 2023," E&P said. E&P settled the Shine-led class action, which related to representatives giving conflicted advice for its in-house product, the Masters Residential Property Fund ...

AMP selects new chief technology officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
... week, AMP reached a settlement with AMP Financial Planning advisers in the long-running Buyer of Last Resort (BOLR) class action. The wealth manager will pay $100 million - an amount double what it initially provisioned. "This is an important step forward ...

AMP to pay $100m to settle BOLR class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
AMP will pay $100 million to settle the long-running Buyer of Last Resort (BOLR) class action - an amount double what it initially provisioned. The wealth manager announced this morning it has reached a settlement with AMP Financial Planning advisers ...

Settlement approved in AMP shareholder class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
The $110 million settlement that was reached in the long-running fees-for-no-service class action against AMP was approved by a judge yesterday. The class action was filed in June 2018 and came on the back of misconduct made public by the Royal Commission. ...

E&P settles class action for $16m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
E&P Financial Group has settled a class action relating to investment advice representatives gave for its in-house product, the Masters Residential Property Fund (URF) for $16 million. The lawsuit led by Shine Lawyers alleged that E&P's financial ...

Westpac reports $7.2bn profit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023
... Elsewhere, the bank has not quantified the liability for one of its lawsuits. On 5 October 2023, Westpac defended a class action in the Federal Court of Australia against BT Funds Management (BTFM), Westpac Securities Administration (WSAL) and Westpac ...