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Actor linked to Malaysian pension fund scandal

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... that The Wolf of Wall Street itself was partially funded with money embezzled from 1MDB. Back in July, former US Attorney General Lorreta Lynch explained: "The associates of these corrupt 1MDB officials are alleged to have used some of the illicit proceeds ...

Trump matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... I'm not so familiar with US politics but this could be because Trump can do to the Fed what he did to acting US Attorney General Sally Yates. Trump fired her for defying and questioning the legality of his travel ban. According to the Fed's website ...

Trump's tweets and deeds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... suspension of admission of all refugees for 120 days. And don't we dare question Trump. Trump fired acting US Attorney General, Sally Yates for defying the Donald and questioning the legality of the ban. And for us, Australians all, the on again, off ...

Labor backs ASIC data retention authority

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
Shadow Attorney General Mark Dreyfus voiced his support for amendments to the Government's data retention bill which authorise the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to retain telecommunications data for the purposes of investigating ...

Front-runners

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... Commission (ASIC) - has reportedly threatened to clamp down on hyper speed trades. Reuters reports that New York's Attorney General Eric Schneiderman already "has begun meeting with the US exchanges, which include IntercontinentalExchange Group's New ...

FBI launches probe into high speed traders

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... looking into whether trading firms were granted information ahead of institutional investors. New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has also recently expressed his own reservations about the practice. "There are situations where there really ...

Tarrant appeals AAT banning order

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
... not wilful, breach," the tribunal said. Tarrant will now appeal this decision on the grounds that former ALP Attorney General Justice Duncan Kerr has denied him "procedural fairness, as well as, natural justice and has made a number of errors of law ...

BlackRock ends "unfair" analyst surveys

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
... advantage to elite and technologically sophisticated market players at the expense of others in the market." New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman secured an agreement with BlackRock -- the world's largest asset manager -- to permanently discontinue ...

CalPERS cry foul play, backs lawsuit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... in issuing credit ratings, but the evidence we have uncovered tells a different story," said Acting Associate Attorney General Tony West, in a statement. "Our investigation revealed that, despite their representations to the contrary, S&P's concerns ...

Senior members announced to Industry Super Network board

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... appointed former Victoria Premier Steve Bracks as chairman of its board. Meanwhile former minister for health, attorney general and treasurer of the NSW parliament Peter Collins will commence as deputy chair. Bracks was Premier of Victoria for almost ...