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Petroulias to stand trail after appear decision

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2003
Former assistant tax commissioner Nick Petroulias will stand trial for allegedly defrauding the Commonwealth. The NSW Court of Appeal today overturned a decision to quash the charges against Petroulias, who was arrested on March 24, 2000 for an alleged ...

Senator Campbell denounces FSR licence scare tactics

... completely unfounded. Licences will be revoked only where there are major systemic problems or a reckless disregard for the law."

Advisors in Australia must hold license: ASIC

A Supreme Court order today requires those operating financial services business from Australia must hold an Australian Financial Services (AFS) License, even if their services are provided to clients outside of Australia. The order comes after an ASIC ...

ASIC releases new policy on takeover relief

... discusses how ASIC will use its discretionary powers to exempt from or modify the takeover provisions introduced by the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999 (CLERP Act). Significant new policies include clarifying that a partly paid share is ...

Government confident of garnering Democrats support for unfair dismissals bill

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2003
The Commonwealth Government said that it was confident of winning the Democrats' support for its proposed changes to unfair dismissal laws, Workplace Relations Minister Tony Abbott said today. "I can assure you the government will reintroduce the bill ...

ANZ responds to NZ poor management report

ANZ Banking Group Ltd has hit back at a report in New Zealand that claimed it has a poor management culture with a poor reputation for looking after its customers. ANZ, which is attempting to buy the National Bank of New Zealand, came under fire in ...

Adler pleads not guilty to manipulation charges

Disgraced former HIH director Rodney Adler today pleaded not guilty to charges of stockmarket manipulation. But Mr Adler's lawyers foreshadowed that they would be asking for a permanent stay on the proceedings, which they said was an abuse of process. ...

Federal Government to stay out of Telstra share buyback

The Federal Government will not participate in Telstra's $1 billion share buyback, Finance Minister Nick Minchin said today. Senator Minchin said the Government's 50.1 per cent stake in the telecommunications giant meant participation in the buyback ...

ASIC blacklists Florida-based company named Aragon, warns investors

... Australian licence to offer investments, financial advice or any kind of financial product and maybe in breach of Australian law. "Aragon has recently run radio advertisements offering people the chance to obtain high returns through investments in foreign ...

Federal Government welcomes ASIC investment banking report

... evidence that industry is addressing these issues. "CLERP 9 will further address this critical area by inserting into the law a new requirement for industry to manage conflicts of interest," he said. "This will provide ASIC with a strong legislative ...