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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.

Kennedy loses bid to keep notes to lawyer from ASIC

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2004
... businessman Trevor Kennedy has lost his bid to keep two pages of notes to his lawyer out of the hands of the corporate watchdog. Mr Kennedy had applied to the Federal Court for a permanent injunction to prevent the Australian Securities and Investment ...

NAB set to go public with APRA report into forex scandal

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2004
National Australia Bank will today release most, if not all, of a damning report by the financial services watchdog on a breakdown in its risk management systems, according to a newspaper report. The report said both NAB and APRA (Australian Prudential ...

ASIC warns consumers are target of offshore fraud

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004
... stockbrokers have re-emerged in Australia, targeting consumers interested in maximising their superannuation. The corporate watchdog said today offshore brokers were not only looking for new victims but were now also cold calling and emailing previous ...

NAB currency scandel cements four pillars policy: Fels

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2004
... currency scandal ensured the "Four Pillars" bank policy will stay for years, according to the country's former competition watchdog Allan Fels. The former chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said the incident, which ...

ASIC lack of funds behind lack of transparency: Labor

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2004
Inadequate funding could be behind the corporate watchdog's lack of transparency, Labor said today. Opposition financial services spokesman Stephen Conroy said the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) decision-making processes could ...