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Former consultant sentenced for insider trading

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... takeover bids for Spotless. "It is imperative that our markets operate fairly and efficiently, and we will continue to use our powers, people and systems to identify and pursue those who compromise these values," ASIC deputy chairman Belinda Gibson s ...

CalPERS cry foul play, backs lawsuit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... largest coalition of law enforcement, investigatory and regulatory agencies ever assembled to tackle fraud, pulling in the powers of more than 20 federal agencies, 94 U.S. attorneys' offices and state and local partners. Now the same assembly is calling ...

Ex-drug dealers now hitting-up SMSFs: ACC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... crime-driven investment fraud after it was approached by the South Australian Police Force. After it used its coercive powers, such as phone taps and secrete hearings with the same legal standing as a Royal Commission, Lacey said it was obvious that ...

Gone in 60 seconds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... reports theage.com.au. "Chinese warships have pointed missile radars at Japanese military targets and taken the two regional powers to the brink of "a dangerous situation", say Japanese officials. Yup, it's war! War over small pieces of land floating ...

Today we wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013

Market Wrap - AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... investors digested more US Federal Reserve monetary easing and an EU deal to give the European Central Bank (ECB) supervisory powers over the banking sector. Sentiment was soothed somewhat as the European Union also cleared long-delayed bailout funds ...

Insider trading gets former J.P. Morgan staffer jail

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... message to the business community is simple: insider trading will not be tolerated. ASIC has the systems, the people and the powers to detect and prosecute breaches," Gibson said. The matter was prosecuted by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions. ...

CBA responds to mobile banking demand

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... uptake with around 700,000 downloads and it has now processed more than $3 billion in transactions in 2012. Mobile now powers 46 per cent of all banking transactions. There has also been increase in online banking with almost one in three Australians ...

Ten-year future vs. 10-minute tick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... be lotsa lotsa admonitions, pre-conditions, sanctions, analyses, debates, discussions - heck even more summits - but the powers-that-are wouldn't let the weakest link break. Certainly, the problems in Europe won't go away anytime soon and financial markets ...

ASIC consults on code approval under FOFA

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
ASIC has released its consultation paper on its approach to code approval and relief powers under the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) regulations, outlining plans to take a facilitative approach to the implementation of the reforms. Australia's corporate ...