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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... YORK - Wall Street took a late dive after the United States government said it was starting criminal and civil investigations into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged shortly before the close of trade and minutes after ...

Opes Prime director faces 22 charges

ASIC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
Opes Prime director Laurie Emini has been charged with 22 offences of breaching his duties, following investigations by ASIC into the company's collapse. Laurie (Lirim) Emini was charged with offences of breaching his duties as a director of Opes Prime ...

Goldman Sachs under investigation

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
... JBWere Capital Markets for allegations of misleading and deceptive conduct as well as breaches of legal duties. The investigations centre on the promotion and marketing of 'Buy Below the Market' option contracts sold to clients of Goldman Sachs in 2007. ...

Directors disqualified for 20 years

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
... press statement. Three of the disqualifications resulted from the receipt of supplementary reports after further investigations were conducted by liquidators who had received funding through the Assetless Administration Fund (AA Fund). The AA Fund was ...

ASX companies fall short on corruption disclosure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... corruption and bribery still lag behind companies based in other developed markets overseas, said CAER. This comes after investigations into BHP Billiton's alleged bribing of Cambodian officials for mining licenses. Erik Mather, managing director at ...

FSA starts Goldman Sachs investigation

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
... charged Goldman Sachs and one of its vice presidents for sub-prime mortgages fraud last week. "Following preliminary investigations, the FSA has decided to commence a formal enforcement investigation into Goldman Sachs International in relation to recent ...

America's Eyjafjallajokull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
... SEC's recent allegations." And that, "German and French securities regulators are considering whether to launch investigations of their own." In a separate report, the Financial Times printed that AIG may sue Goldman over its losses on insurance deals ...

Regulator launches Storm website

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
The regulator has launched a website for Storm Financial investors to keep them informed about its investigations. The website has a public area that includes general information about the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) investigations ...

Bill backed for calling placement agents lobbyists

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... these retirement funds, which people have worked their entire lives to earn." Hernandez introduced AB 1743 after investigations last year revealed several placement agents were involved in pay-to-play schemes in New York. The bill requires placement ...

ASIC a step closer to Storm resolution

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
... ASIC entering into confidential discussions with the individuals and entities which have been the subject of its investigations. The aim is to see if a commercial resolution can be reached, which will be acceptable to ASIC and which the regulator would ...