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Victorian man pleads not guilty to fraud charges

Ian Thomas Paterson of Croydon, Victoria, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of fraud brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The charges, brought before the Hobart Magistrates Court, follow an investigation by ASIC ...

ASIC given six months to dispose Flinders Diamonds shares

The Supreme Court of South Australia has told the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) it has until six months after 20 February 2004, to dispose of over 22 million Flinders Diamonds Ltd shares vested in it. Today's order varies a ...

National job vacancies decrease by 3.8% during the May quarter: ABS

The number of job vacancies during the May quarter decreased by 3.8 per cent to 99,500, but rose 10.4% for the year, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. The highest number of job vacancies during the quarter was in New South Wales ...

Australand announces fourth wholesale property trust

Property developer Australand has launched a fourth wholesale property trust built on Melbourne and Sydney commercial and industrial properties - a plan which is expected to raise $117 million with Australand contributing up to 20 per cent of equity ...

Two company directors jailed: ASIC

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced today that two former directors of Acts Net have been sentenced to jail today following their guilty pleas to a number of charges brought by the commission. Geoffrey Milner of Mildura ...

Tasmanian director and Victorian man charged with fraud

Timothy Rhys Hawker Williams of Hobart and Ian Thomas Paterson of Croydon, Victoria appeared in the Hobart Magistrates' Court today jointly charged with two counts of fraud brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). ASIC ...

Industrial disputes reduce marginally during March: ABS

Industrial disputes across Australia decreased from between February and March (78 to 73), but more working days were lost during 2003, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. A total of 32,500 working days were lost due to industrial ...

Macek appointed FRC chairman: Costello

As part of the Government's Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (CLERP 9) Charles Macek has been appointed part-time chairman of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), Federal Treasurer Peter Costello announced today. The FRC is the peak body responsible ...

AMP appoints Lockery to head of corporate super

AMP Australian financial services has appointed Ken Lockery as head of corporate superannuation strategy in order to focus on enhancing AMP's offer to the large corporate superannuation market, it has announced. Previously, Lockery was head of corporate ...

Newspaper job ads rise by 8.1% in May, but disguise downturn: ANZ

The number of jobs advertised in the major metropolitan newspapers in Australia rose by 8.1 per cent in May to an average of 20,109 per week, according to the latest ANZ job advertisements data. This follows a 12.1% fall in advertisements in April ...