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ASIC begins legal action against LM Investment Management

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has begun legal action against LM Investment Management (LMIM) founder Peter Charles Drake and its former directors. The regulator is seeking financial penalties and banning orders following ...

Crisis deepens for van Eyk Blueprint funds

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... portfolio that did not meet the liquidity requirements stipulated in the mandate. Van Eyk has reportedly initiated legal action against Artefact. A spokesperson said it could not comment.

Advice group sues online forum over negative review

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
Financial planning firm WCS Group has started legal action against forum website Whirlpool over comments posted by a user named 'homemadecook.' WCS Group is a financial planning and mortgage broking business within NAB-owned dealer group Apogee. As ...

Inquiry sees spike in demand for legal action against CBA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
Law firms working to start a class action against Commonwealth Bank's (CBA) financial planning businesses have seen a spike in the number of affected consumers willing to join the legal cause. Maurice Blackburn principal John Berrill and Shine Lawyers ...

Macquarie exec posed as family office to learn secrets

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
... will be fully investigating this matter". The competitor does not wish to be named and is reported to be considering legal action.

Cbus answers CFMEU leak allegations

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... alleged outstanding super contributions.A "While the company referred to in the Fairfax article is the subject of legal action by Cbus due to alleged non-payment of employees' super entitlements, the fund has only recently become aware of the specific ...

Brogden reveals thinking behind FWC legal challenge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... would apply to be included on awards, in the event that legislation did not get through the Senate. But the FSC's legal action has another purpose. The campaign has attracted a good deal of media attention damaging to the FWC process. When asked whether ...

FSC will take FWC to Federal Court

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) will take legal action against the Fair Work Commission (FWC) after it rejected the FSC's request for a hearing on the validity of the expert panel. FSC chief executive John Brogden said he would apply for "an urgent ...

Legal action on cards as FWC denies FSC requests

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... MySuper applications. In response to this decision, the FSC restated that it is "considering its position to launch legal action against the Fair Work Commission on the validity of its Expert Panel." The FSC's main complaint is that the FWC President ...

FSC and ISA clash over super and awards

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
... banks' failed efforts to wind back financial advice laws and bring back sales commissions." He added that "engaging in legal action and other measures to prevent or frustrate the legislated merit based assessment of funds could leave members worse off." ...