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ASIC flags post-RC criminal prosecutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... separate entities has also been prioritised, ASIC said. ASIC said all work is being undertaken with its new 'Why not litigate?' mantra in mind, with a taskforce now in place to establish a dedicated Office of Enforcement within ASIC. The move will see ...

ASIC enforcement must get tough: Commissioner

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2019
... final report said. Commissioner Kenneth Hayne said when ASIC identifies misconduct, its starting point should be "why not litigate?" instead of the "negotiate" tack the regulator has traditionally taken. Compliance is not "voluntary" and the companies ...

Royal Commission: ASIC rethinks negotiation tactics

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... has changed as of late. "We now, as of today, have a process that we will first look at a matter and say, 'why not litigate?'" Yesterday, the Commission found ASIC does not formally record its meetings with the board and executives of financial ...

Centrepoint Alliance bolsters distribution team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
The former head of advice partnerships and membership at the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has linked with Centrepoint Alliance. Jason Tattershall has been appointed as the second growth manager at the advice services group, taking ...

Centrepoint bumps up advice litigation provision

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
Centrepoint Alliance flagged an increase in advice litigated claims is on the horizon for its subsidiary Professional Investment Services (PIS), quantifying the amount to be $2 million more than anticipated. Following its reassessment of PIS' legacy ...

SMSF payroll tax litigation under microscope

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
A superannuation and insurance lawyer says recent litigation in Queensland will be watched closely with the possibility that SMSFs could be included in payroll tax groups. Townsends Business & Corporate Lawyers special counsel Michael Hallinan says ...

A Greek offer that cannot be refused

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... nonchalant, i.e. small contagion at the most? What's Tsipras' Plan B? Whoopsie! Sorry about that for he already has a Plan B - litigate the beejesus out of 'em. "The Athens government has insisted that Greece will remain in the euro and has threatened ...

US investors receive $312m from Fair Fund

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2007
Another week, another compensation resolution for US investors. This time the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is about to distribute $312 million through the Fair Fund created as part of the settlements with Qwest Communications International ...

WM executives need to improve their negotiation skills

... Centre says "for most Australians it used to be natural for us to negotiate and discuss things but now we seem to jump to litigate at the first sign of trouble." The new IR regime, she suggests, may then create problems for companies, super funds, and ...

Managing director pleads guilty to fraud

... as managing director of Corrpro Australia (Corrpro). The Commonwealth director of public prosecutions will continue to litigate the matter with sentencing submissions to be heard on November 3, 2004. After an ASIC investigation Mr Waring was alleged ...
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