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16 February 2021 • By Sarah Simpkins • 1 min read

CBA liable for millions in overcharged interest

The Federal Court has ruled that the Commonwealth Bank broke laws when charging an interest rate on business overdraft accounts that were up to more ...

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Tax Office reveals early super fraud numbers

The ATO has released estimates around the rates of fraud through the early release of super scheme, while a taskforce has launched six operations into ...

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Corporate adviser convicted of market manipulation

The director of a Perth corporate advisory firm has been convicted of conspiring to manipulate the market and sentenced to a year in prison

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Royal commission showed culture trumps rules: Aus Ethical

Despite the recent spotlight on a lack of reforms being adopted from the banking royal commission two years on, the head of ethics at Australian ...

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Mayfair launches bizarre broadside

Mayfair 101 founder James Mawhinney has launched a broadside at the courts, regulators, liquidators, and journalists, and claimed that ASIC is trying ...

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ASIC suspends AFSL

ASIC has suspended the AFS licence of a Queensland-based financial services provider for a period of six weeks for failing to comply with financial ...

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‘A disastrous winding back of consumer protections’

The government’s proposed changes to consumer lending laws will harm Australian consumers and families while hindering the economic recovery it is ...

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IOOF subsidiary loses appeal

The wealth giant could cough up millions of dollars in compensation following a failed appeal by subsidiary Australian Executor Trustees in a matter ...

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Wilson to probe RBA governance concerns

The standing committee on economics will probe the culture and governance of the RBA after a former employee labelled the bank “dysfunctional”

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ABA takes aim at fresh faces

New players in the Australian financial landscape are ratcheting up the risk for some of its biggest institutions, according to the Australian Banking ...

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