DAMIEN BROWN, Mercury
DEAD people have been asked to vote in the proposed multi-million-dollar merger of two state financial institutions. The shock fact emerged after a Hobart man, whose wife died more than a decade ago, revealed she was asked to vote in the planned merger of MyState Financial and Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees.  Meanwhile, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission is looking into the use of a Sydney-based telemarketing firm to phone credit union members to find out how they will vote on the merger proposal, which is due to be decided by August 18. Read more here
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