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ASIC takes Market Traders to court

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2004
Australia's corporate watchdog has begun legal proceedings against Market Traders Instituted Australasia for conducting a financial services business without a license. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has started proceedings ...

ACCC starts legal action against Boral to prevent AdBri takeover

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2004
Australia's competition watchdog today said it had instituted proceedings against Boral to prevent the building products company's proposed acquisition of Adelaide Brighton. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said a directions ...

Junior mortgage broker asks ACCC to look at anti-comp behaviour

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2004
A junior mortgage broker on Friday called on the competition watchdog to investigate its claims of anti-competitive behaviour among banks and mortgage brokers. Refund Home Loans founder Wayne Ormond, whose company gives part of its commission back to ...

NAB to undertake debt raising

... program. NAB said it is carrying out the debt raisings in order to meet the new capital requirements set by the corporate watchdog following the unauthorised foreign exchange options trading that cost the bank $360 million. "As part of this debt raising ...

Jeff Lucy confirmed as ASIC chairman

Jeff Lucy has been confirmed as the head of the securities watchdog after six months acting in the top job. Treasurer Peter Costello said Mr Lucy would serve a three-year term as chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). ...

ACCC tells Boral to abandon Adelaide Brighton takeover

The consumer watchdog on Wednesday told building company Boral to abandon plans to take over cement and lime producer Adelaide Brighton or face legal action. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said its investigation found the ...

ASIC says 22 companies didn't disclose directors options

... reveal details of the share options they handed out to directors in their latest annual reports, Australia's corporate watchdog ASIC said today. The requirement applied to annual reports filed after June 30 last year. ASIC said it had completed reviews ...

ASIC invites comment on CLERP 9 guidance papers

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2004
The investment watchdog has invited comment on three guidance papers on new audit rules included in the government's CLERP 9 proposals. The guidance papers, from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), are on auditor registration ...

Former managing director of FOGI to stand trial

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2004
... year at the District Court in Sydney, but will first appear at the court on April 16 for arraignment, the investment watchdog said. ASIC alleges that Mr Walker was involved in making false statements to investors about the returns that they could expect ...

Nigerian letter scam victim pleads guilty

... several of his clients, after lying about the nature and risk of the purposes for which their money would be used. The watchdog alleged that Street then transferred the money to various overseas destinations, as directed in the scam letter.