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Retirees value home over super: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... that the capital held in their property can be used to fund their retirement. Household Capital chief executive Joshua Funder said the survey shows the family home is not only the preferred retirement housing but also the largest store of retirement ...

SMSF claim over Dreamworld deaths hits snag

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... by the court's finding that in this respect, Ardent's liquidity is undoubted," Whyte said. "We are conferring with the funder [of the class action, Woodsford Litigation Funding] about their position in light of the court's finding." On 25 October 2016 ...

Facebook, Google face crypto class action

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
Sydney-based law firm JPB Liberty has filed a class action against Facebook and Google for the losses suffered by Australian cryptocurrency providers after their bans on cryptocurrency advertising. JPB Liberty is seeking damages for the losses the cryptocurrency ...

Mayfair 101's vision for Mission Beach is sinking

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
The Bond family has threatened to foreclose on Mayfair 101's crown jewel - its much anticipated development of the Mission Beach region. In a release to the media, Mayfair 101 founder and managing director James Mawhinney insisted that the Mission Beach ...

Impact investing seeks to address racial inequality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
A new initiative in the US, with $4 million in backing from J.P. Morgan Chase, has seen a small business lender and an impact investor come together to address racial inequality. CDC Small Business Finance and Capital Impact Partners, which describes ...

AMP, CBA, Westpac face potential class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... looking to recover money for you that no one else is." The firm said the claims will be fully-funded by global litigation funder, Woodsford Litigation Funding, on the basis that if there is no win, there is no fee. "If you acquired, renewed or continued ...

New class action regulations slammed

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
Class Actions Australia has slammed new regulations announced by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg defining class actions as "managed investment schemes" labelling them "bizarre", as the Senate holds its second public hearing into litigation funding and the ...

No returns in sight for AAP investors

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
The consortium that saved Australian Associated Press' newswire will get no return on their investment, with contributors donating anywhere between $3000 and $1 million at the close of the financial year. Led by impact investor Nick Harrington and philanthropist ...

Litigation funding fight heats up

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... wanting," O'Neil said. Paterson accused her of "badgering the witness". On Friday Australia's largest litigation funder, Omni Bridgeway, reported to the ASX that the Federal Court had outlined why a 25% funding commission for the litigation funder ...

AMP should stop whining: Slater and Gordon

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
Law firm Slater and Gordon has slammed AMP chief executive Francesco De Ferrari's criticism of litigation funding and class actions, as AMP continues to battle lawsuits sparked by the Royal Commission. Slater and Gordon head of class actions Ben Hardwick ...