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Court approves Caddick SMSF class action settlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... overnight. About 50% of the money will go towards the victims while the other half is allocated to the law firm and litigation funder Therium. The lawsuit was filed against auditors BPR Audit, GK & Co, Bladens Accountants & Tax Agents, Khanh Huynh, and ...

Settlement reached in Caddick class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
... member about half of what they lost. "I have spoken to the two lead applicants, and they are very happy. The litigation funder also believes it is a good outcome," Chapman said. "The settlement reflects a fair outcome, but obviously there are still things ...

Perpetual reveals decade of philanthropy insights

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
... gain traction - funding levels have risen from 1% to 3%. The report said this modest growth may be partly due to increased funder awareness because of catastrophic major weather events and biodiversity collaborations across Australia. The next generation ...

AMP BOLR litigants face lengthy payout process

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... appeal of Justice McElwaine greenlighting the total settlement amount on September 6. Justice McElwaine approved litigation funder Augusta Pool's payout of more than $42 million, along with solicitors Corrs Chambers Westgarth's share of about $1.8 ...

Federal Court approves AMP BOLR class action settlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
... company AMP controversially changing its BOLR rules in 2020. A large chunk of the settlement sum will go to litigation funder Augusta Pool 523, receiving a whopping $26,578,805.83. This is on top of $10,573,022 in legal fees and $360,259.96 in security ...

Litigation funder disputes AMP BOLR settlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2024
The litigation funder of the AMP Buyer of Last Resort (BOLR) class action is negotiating its cut of the settlement money and could take home as much as $43 million. A notice of proposed settlement from the Federal Court shows the funder, Augusta Pool ...

Adviser levy discount amounts to $8m saving

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
Financial advisers are set to pay $400 less in the ASIC funding levy, saving the industry $8 million in total, according to new estimates from the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA). Based on two legislative instruments dated November 3 ...

Pacific Equity Partners finances reverse mortgage lender

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2023
... over $600 million to broaden its residential mortgage offerings through 2023. Household Capital chief executive Joshua Funder said: "PEP brings deep experience in wholesale debt, structured finance and scaling business growth." "This funding will allow ...

ASIC continues to reprimand SMSF auditors

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
... requirements or breaches of auditing standards, independence requirements and registration conditions. Paul Barry, Stephen Funder, Bruce Jones, Gregory Leggett, and Malcolm Orman were disqualified from being SMSF auditors and their names have been added ...

Professionalise sustainability within funds: Panel

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
A panel on the impacts of climate change has heard how, as ESG approaches evolve, super funds must be conscious of their competency in the space and have processes for measuring it. Appearing at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, UTS Institute ...
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