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Chief economist update: Australia burns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... Frydenberg will launch the government's national bushfire recovery agency on Monday, to be led by former Australian Federal Police commissioner Andrew Colvin for at least two years." To quote the Prime Minister: "Rebuilding of bridges, rebuilding ...

Major super funds caught in fraud scandal

ELIZA BAVIN, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... Super and Club Plus. The brokers involved have been reported to be CMC Markets, IG Markets and CommSec. Australian Federal Police and ASIC conducted investigations into the syndicate's activities for over a year. Working as part of a syndicate, ASIC ...

NZ$5 trillion investor group supports Christchurch Call

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... Christchurch attack. The new laws impose heavy fines, make reporting "violent and abhorrent content" to the Australian Federal Police mandatory and could see social media executives face jail time. The investor group that was started by NZ Super after ...

NZ Super responds to Australian social media laws

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... abhorrent violent material. They also state that social media platforms internationally must notify the Australian Federal Police if they become aware of any abhorrent violent material on their platform and failure to do this will be punishable fines ...

Financial crime taskforce puts two behind bars

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... years while Agius will be eligible for parole in March 2021. In 2006, the Australian Taxation Office and Australian Federal Police began investigating large-scale money laundering and tax evasion schemes based in Vanuatu. In turn, it led them to the ...

TPB names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... assistant commissioner and chief risk officer at the ATO. He is also a lawyer who has worked with the Australian Federal Police and Australian Crime Commission. TPB chair Ian Taylor said he is delighted to welcome O'Neill to the role on behalf of the ...

CBA faces anti-money laundering allegations

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... to be related to transactions connected with money laundering syndicates under investigation by the Australian Federal Police. IDMs can accept up to 200 notes per deposit, or up to $20,000 per cash transaction. CBA does not limit the number of IDM transactions ...

Senior ATO official tangled in $165m fraud scandal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... Taxation Office's most senior and long-serving officials is expected to be charged in relation to an Australian Federal Police investigation into an alleged $165 million tax evasion syndicate. Deputy tax commissioner Michael Cranston was issued with ...

ASIC employee faces court

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... has faced Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court faced with two charges following an investigation by the Australian Federal Police. Mahmoud Daher was charged with unauthorised access to restricted data contrary to subsection 478.1(1) of the Criminal Code ...

ASX chief announces immediate resignation

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... departure. Funke Kupper, who has been ASX chief executive since October 2011, is currently involved in an Australian Federal Police investigation into allegations of bribery at Tabcorp in 2009 (when he was chief executive of the company). Specifically ...