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Former Hart executive director pleads guilty to insider trading

Former Hart executive director Mr John Sweetman pleaded guilty yesterday to insider trading. Following an investigation by ASIC Mr Sweetman was charged in May 2003 with two counts of insider trading in the shares of Harts Australasia. The investigation ...

ASIC flexes civil powers

... Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has for the first time filed civil proceedings alleging insider trading against John Petsa and March Milot. "This is the first time ASIC has taken civil penalty proceedings for a breach of the insider ...

ASIC files proceedings against former ANZ bank employee, client

... it had filed proceedings against a former ANZ bank employee and his client, on allegations that they engaged in insider trading in January 2003. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is taking action in the Federal Court in Melbourne ...

Rivkin vows to fight claims heading for the federal court

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2004
... Financial Services (RFS) on Tuesday vowed to fight allegations that some share purchases in it were in breach of insider trading provisions, should they reach the federal court. The company, founded by disgraced stockbroker Rene Rivkin, said it had been ...

Perth-based director found not guilty of insider trading

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2004
... The investment watchdog today said Perth-based company director Robert Paul Martin had been found not guilty of insider trading in shares of Roehampton Resources NL. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said Martin was acquitted ...

Rivkin withdraws Parole Board appeal

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2004
... a statement. The disgraced former stockbroker yesterday lost an appeal against his conviction and sentence for insider trading in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal. Rivkin is currently believed to be receiving treatment at private psychiatric hospital ...

ASIC raids Steve Vizard's house following insider trading allegation

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2003
High-profile businessman Steve Vizard's house has been raided following insider trading allegations raised by his former bookkeeper. A spokesman for Mr Vizard today confirmed that Australian Federal Police officers acting on a warrant executed by the ...

ASIC annual report highlights record enforcement action

... part of regulation. ASIC has responded strongly to Australia's corporate failures and market abuses, including insider trading. These measures have been critical to the restoration of investor confidence and to the good reputation of the Australian equities ...

ASIC made record enforcements in 2003-4: report

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2003
... achieved record "enforcement outcomes", including 29 criminals jailed for fraud, criminal breach of duties and insider trading. This made a total of 73 jail terms served over the past three years, the report, tabled in federal parliament today, said. ...

Perth man sentenced for insider trading

... Perth company director, Michael John MacDermott, has been sentenced to 18 months jail for each of six counts of insider trading in the shares of Roehampton Resources NL. Additionally the Court imposed a $20,000 fine on the sixth count, which must be ...