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ASIC acts to shut down scheme owing nearly $8m

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
... against a managed investment scheme which owes investors roughly $7.87 million. ASIC has taken action in the Adelaide Supreme Court to have a managed investment scheme operated by Jonathan West, of South Australia, and his company John West & Associates ...

End for scheme scamming Greek community

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2007
... business after they raised over $2.5 million from investors, predominantly from Melbourne's Greek community. The Supreme Court of New South Wales ordered the winding up of Integrated Lending Pty Ltd, Integrated Lending (Victoria) Pty Ltd and the managed ...

Stringent orders for winding up of Sovereign fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
The Supreme court of Queensland has denied an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) application for an independent liquidator to be appointed to wind up the Sovereign Prudential Fund. Sovereign Capital, the responsible entity of the ...

Noonan replaces Wason on CBUS board

... Construction & General Division in September. Noonan declined to comment on the election adding he is subject to a Supreme Court order taken by Wason which prevents him and other CFMEU officials from publicly discussing any alleged investigation. The ...

Another HIH exec faces the music

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2006
... most high profile corporate collapses and prosecutions in Australia's history. Lo's case was transferred to the Supreme Court for mention on 6 October.

Financial mentor to be wound up

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
... The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) obtained court orders to proceed with liquidation. The Supreme Court of Queensland also ruled that director Andrew Carr had carried on a financial services business without holding an Australian ...

Jailed super fraudsters forfeit nearly $6m

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2006
... face charges. In December 2004 the pair were jailed for 18 months and fined $200,000. Yesterday, however, the NSW Supreme Court ordered the forfeiture of overseas investments and cash totaling nearly $6 million, as well as a motor boat purchased for ...

GIO Insurance directors hit with heavy penalties

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2006
Three former directors of GIO Insurance were disqualified and dealt hefty fines by the NSW Supreme Court after an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investigation into their dishonest and improper conduct. Geoffrey Vines, Francis ...

Accountants to investigate investment scheme

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2006
... and Matthew Joiner of chartered accountants Jefferson Collins Joiner. Both parties consented to orders made by the Supreme Court of Queensland for Jefferson Collins Joiner to investigate and report back to the court in 21 days. Gerald Collins and Joiner ...

Directors banned over unregistered schemes

... by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Dr Fredric Acker was banned for 10 years by the Supreme Court of Queensland while Gerilyn Polanski, also a director of Atlantic 3, was banned for eight years. The Court also directed the ...