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Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... King County, Washington. They have been married since 1 January 1994. "The marriage is irretrievably broken. We ask the court to dissolve our marriage and find that our marital community ended on the date stated in our separation contract," the filing ...

ASIC appoints new chair, deputy chair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
... replace James Shipton and a deputy chair. Perth-based lawyer Joe Longo has been appointed chair and the ACCC's Sarah Court also joins the regulator as deputy chair. "On behalf of the ASIC Commission and team I'd like to congratulate Joe Longo ...

Westpac settles life insurance class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
... is capped at $30 million, and Westpac said in an announcement to the ASX that the settlement is still subject to Federal Court approval. Shine Lawyers head of class actions Jan Saddler said the settlement is a great outcome for the class action members. ...

Westpac earnings take hit

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... will be in a separate line on its balance sheet. The earnings hit comes after ASIC announced that it is taking Westpac to court over allegedly charging consumer credit insurance to 384 customers that did not want it.

IOOF licensees to take remedial action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... IOOF and its subsidiaries. Earlier this year subsidiary Australian Executor Trustees lost its appeal against a 2019 Supreme Court decision in the S.E.A.S. Sapfor Forests case. In February ASIC was ordered into mediation with RI Advice and former adviser ...

Former adviser pleads guilty over million-dollar super theft

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... letter of authority in October 2017. The matter has been adjourned until 25 October 2021 for a plea hearing before the County Court.

Rest launches low-cost SRI option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... and gas, or lease, mine or process coal and coke are also excluded. Development of the option follows the landmark Federal Court case brought against Rest by its member, Mark McVeigh. After more than two years, the case was dismissed as Rest agreed to ...

Mawhinney banned for 20 years

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
The Federal Court has ruled that Mayfair 101 founder James Mawhinney cannot fundraise for or advertise financial products for 20 years. The judgement, delivered this morning, ordered that Mawhinney and any of his employees or any companies he is a part ...

Goldsky director charged

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... eight counts of dishonest conduct and one of operating a financial services business without a licence in Tweed Heads local court yesterday. Grace was director of Goldsky Asset Management Australia, Goldsky Global Access Fund, Goldsky Investments and ...

NAB MySuper class action heads to Federal Court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
Maurice Blackburn's class action against MLC Nominees and NULIS Nominees has moved to the Federal Court, following a decision late last year. The class action brought by Maurice Blackburn against MLC Nominees and NULIS in January 2020 on behalf ...