Case Studies

As the global market leader in withholding tax reclaims and securities class actions recoveries, we have helped some of the world’s most prominent financial institutions and investment firms.

Read our case studies below to find out how we have helped our clients with seamlessly managing settlements and reclaims processes.

Class Actions

Client A

Client type: Investment Manager

Location: New Zealand

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Challenge

Our client had previously declined to participate in any securities class actions in either their home market or overseas. This meant that when Goal first made contact with them, they were initially hesitant to register for any recoveries and skeptical about how it could help.

Solution

The team at Goal was able to leverage our institutional knowledge built on decades of combined experience in the class action securities industry to confidently reassure our client about the benefits and relative low risk of participating in these types of actions.

Our seamless data storage and retrieval system allowed us to quickly identify any open cases, so that we could promptly file the requisite forms and meet any established submission deadlines.

Outcome

Our client was able to meet the participation deadlines for all open proceedings they were eligible for at the time of their onboarding. One particular case we lodged on their behalf was against AMP Limited, which took more than five years to resolve and involved multiple security identifiers.

As a result of Goal’s claim, we recovered AUD$ on our client’s behalf and helped to improve their overall fund performance.

Class Actions

Client A

Client type: Superannuation Fund

Location: Australia

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Challenge

The conservative disposition of one of our superannuation fund clients had meant that historically they would disregard any settlement proceedings that were not completely passive in nature – even when the registration and/or documentation requirements for the more active proceedings were only slightly more involved and could have led to higher recoveries. This meant they were missing out on retrieving funds they were rightfully owed.

Solution

Our strong experience and relationships with the relevant firms in the U.S. market allowed us to propose an alternative legal case that was lodged outside of the bankruptcy proceeding involving PG&E Corporation.

We were able to facilitate the filing of a claim within the alternative proceeding without placing any undue burden on the client or causing additional work beyond the scope of the services contract.

Outcome

Our client achieved a higher recovery amount compared to what they would have received if they had participated in the U.S. bankruptcy settlement.

Class Actions

Client B

Client type: Asset Manager

Location: Ireland

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Challenge

With multiple combinations of trading platforms and record keeping systems and no centralised department for handling class action matters, our client was missing out on recovering funds on multiple class actions cases.

This was further complicated by trade data from respective custodians being disparate from one another, which made searching and retrieval difficult.

Solution

Utilising our intuitive world class technology and network of excellent relationships with major law firms, litigation funders and other major stakeholders, we were able to provide a quick and efficient recovery solution.

Our client’s data was actively monitored 24/7 to identify relevant class actions on a global scale. Upon finding relevant cases and settlements, holding records were reconciled accurately on a per account basis utilising our data management system.

Outcome

Our client has increased their participation in global recovery actions across markets, including Australia, the UK, and Netherlands, retrieving more than $4 million USD in settlements.

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