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News Corp agrees to strengthen US corporate governance

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2004
... (ACSI) and Corporate Governance International (CGI) had urged News Corp to include major provisions of Australian corporate law in its proposed new US constitution because of fears the relocation to the state of Delaware would erode the rights of Australian ...

New challenges keep coming, says ASIC chairman

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2004
... companies and would require careful assessment, preparation and action. Lucy said this included the introduction of the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (CLERP 9) on 1 July 2004 together with the introduction of the International Financial Reporting ...

MLC opens access to non-MLC licensees

MLC on Wednesday announced a new program of support services that would provide independently owned and licensed advice businesses access to MLC services. "The MLC Alliances program provides independently owned and licensed businesses with licensee ...

ASIC begins investigation into James Hardie

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2004
Australia's corporate watchdog has begun an investigation into possible breaches of the law by James Hardie Industries. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission's investigation comes one day after the findings of a six-month inquiry into ...

ASIC relaxes requirements on licensee cash deposits

... Services licensees to deposit client money into a cash common fund. The regulator said in certain circumstances, corporations law required a licensee to pay client money into an account with an Australian Authroised Deposit-taking Institution (ADI) or ...

Lend Lease says Bovis covered by US govt captive insurer

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2004
Lend Lease Corp on Tuesday said it believed its construction unit Lend Lease Bovis would not be hit by compensation claims if a US class action lawsuit being brought by workers employed on the World Trade Center site in New York City was successful. ...

Tasmanian lawyers banned from acting as super trustees; APRA

... found guilty of unprofessional conduct by the Supreme Court of Tasmania following action taken against them by the Tasmanian Law Society. The judgment handed down found the conduct of both "amounted to unprofessional conduct on the basis that it fell ...

FPA announces new round of appointments

... Anning, manager Policy & Government Relations. Previously, Orski worked with ASIC as a regulatory analyst and before than with Law Solutions in a paralegal capacity. In a third appointment, Andrew McClure has been confirmed into the role of Chapter Manager ...

Gadens appoints Bradley MD

Specialist banking and finance law firm, Gadens Lawyers has appointed Michael Bradley as its new managing partner following former managing partner Jon Denovan's decision to step down from the position to focus on the group's financial services practice. ...

ASIC flexes civil powers

... by selling the exchange-traded call options to the defendants. "While these are not criminal proceedings, the breaches of law alleged by ASIC are sufficiently serious to seek orders against the defendants for both compensation and civil penalties\' ...