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KPMG under fire on Westpoint audit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
Financial watchdog ASIC is suing accountancy firm KPMG over its auditing of companies in the Westpoint Group, a move that renews investor hopes to recover as much as $200 million lost when Westpoint collapsed. The action, taken on behalf of eight Westpoint ...

CHOICE warns of online fraud

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
Consumer watchdog CHOICE has outlined a list of online identity fraud techniques to protect consumers against the growing threat. CHOICE estimates identity fraud costs Australians roughly $1 billion affecting 500,000 people every year. Most are hit ...

Regulators fight breaches online

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2008
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has launched a new online breach reporting system for dual-regulated institutions. According to a joint statement released by both ...

Toy story

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
... recalled product, highlighting an escalation of major safety issues with both toys and children's clothing. US consumer watchdog the Consumer Products Safety Commission, announced a number of substantial recalls on popular toys and one responsible Chinese ...

MFAA rules under fire

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2007
... Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA), may be forced to rewrite its membership rules if the competition watchdog upholds a complaint. The MFAA, formerly the Mortgage Industry Association of Australia, makes it a condition of business membership ...

Report your breach online: APRA

... Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) launched an online 'Superannuation Breach Notification' today. The superannuation watchdog said the form is available on their website www.apra.gov.au and can be accessed through the licensee's Registrable Superannuation ...

Lo-doc broker to pay client compensation: ASIC

... to catch the ire of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) should take heed after the regulatory watchdog took legal proceedings against a Canberra-based lo-doc mortgage broker. ASIC has started proceedings against Canberra-based ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2006
... quarter, while Pacific Brands, Futuris Corp, and Skilled Group hold annual general meetings. The chairman of the competition watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Graeme Samuel will also address a business forum on changes in ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2006
... the same time that imports increased from by 0.7 per cent to $18.2 billion. The German based international corruption watchdog Transparency International has reduced Australia's rating from its position four year as ago of being the best to number three ...

ASIC fends off non-complying share offer

Financial services watchdog ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking from a Captain Cook Cruises subsidiary, Fendwave, which provided unsolicited offers to prospective investors using documents that contravened the Corporations Act. ASIC has investigated ...