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NAB to pay $2.1m for knowingly overcharging customers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
NAB will pay $2.1 million in a fine issued by the Federal Court over knowingly overcharging customers certain fees and failing to tell them. The court has ordered the bank pay the penalty for continuing to charge periodic payment fees it knew was not ...

Treasury consults on PwC-linked reforms

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
... to advisers and firms that promote tax avoidance. Further, it will increase the time limit for the ATO to bring Federal Court proceedings on promoter penalties from four years to six years after the conduct occurred. The new legislation will also increase ...

Government passes FAR legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
... persons, investigate suspected breaches of the regime, and direct entities to take remedial action and to apply to the Federal Court to impose a civil penalty on accountable entities," Jones said. BEAR, the FAR's first iteration, was recommended ...

Financial hardship neglect lands Westpac in court

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
... over seven years, for which the bank blames "technology failure". ASIC commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court, alleging that Westpac failed to respond to hardship notices within 21 days as required by law. Between 2015 and last year ...

Legacy issues, business overhaul plague E&P results

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... early August that it was suing former Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Services (DASS) director Paul Ryan to the Federal Court in an alleged breach of duties that led to creditors suffering significant losses. "The group is not a party to the proceedings. ...

Munich Re targets AMP over alleged reinsurance misconduct

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
... admissions of liability" in relation to the settlement. Meanwhile, AMP recently earmarked $50 million in response to a Federal Court decision regarding its contentious adjustment to Buyer of Last Resort (BOLR) terms. Its changes caused a marked reduction ...

ASIC cracks down on former adviser, comedian

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023
... investigates fees charged to client superannuation accounts. Last month, David Mario Valvo of Sydney was ordered by the Federal Court to surrender his passport while his assets and those of his business, Your Financial Freedom, were frozen. ASIC is investigating ...

AMP settles class action for $110m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
... capital return by 31 December 2023." The parties participated in a mediation on 29 June 2023, facilitated by former Federal Court judge Peter Jacobson. This was their second attempt at mediation, but they were unable to reach an agreement until AMP announced ...

ASIC appeal in CBA, CFS case dismissed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023
... operation of the conflicted remuneration laws introduced in 2012. Now, that appeal has been dismissed by the Full Federal Court. Again, ASIC has said it will carefully consider the judgment. "ASIC pursued this matter because conflicted remuneration has ...

AMP provisions $50m in response to class action

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023
... return. We will review the decision to pause tranche three by no later than the end of the year." In July 2023, the Federal Court ruled against AMP over its controversial change to the Buyer of Last Resort (BOLR) rules, backing AMP Financial Planning ...