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ASIC beefs up surveillance system

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013
... services software provider First Derivatives, which was behind the upgrade, provides ASIC with new capabilities in identifying fraud across and between different markets. The speed of the system, which is based on First Derivatives' Delta Stream technology ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street's S&P 500 closed above 1,800 for the first time and the Dow recorded a fresh record. At 0810 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up 23 points at 5,372. ...

Customers accuse NAB of "predatory lending" in Senate inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
The National Australia Bank (NAB) does not intend to make a submission to the Senate inquiry into the performance of the Australian Securities and Investment Commissions (ASIC) despite customer submissions accusing the bank of "predatory lending." A ...

ANZ praises ASIC "integrity" amid consumer complaints

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
... consumer Julie Wignall notes that "the FOS is placing time limits of six years on cases where they admit there is evidence of fraud." "The statutory limits on fraud are 20 years, so the FOS find multiple cases of bank fraud by insiders to the banks ...

ASIC funding in spotlight after annual report release

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013

SIFMA talks up Wall Street cyber defences

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
The US Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) has released its assessment report of their Wall Street cyber attack simulation and while it confirms their protocols performed adequately, it was the soft attack weapons that were ...

Former Trio director provides enforceable undertaking

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... Trio board member to provide an enforceable undertaking to APRA. The Trio Capital collapse was the biggest superannuation fraud in Australian history, seeing losses of more than $170 million.

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... stripping former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi of his seat in the Senate moves forward following his conviction on tax fraud charges. The euro climbed to $1.3538 from $1.3487 late in New York on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mostly higher ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... the process of stripping former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi of his seat in the Senate following his conviction on tax fraud charges. The euro was at $1.3484, down from $1.3525. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed as attention turned to another ...

Accountant gets 6 years jail for promoting tax avoidance scheme

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2013
... avoidance and crime. Ewan Stoddart, 48, was sentenced on 20 September 2013 to 13 counts of aiding and abetting the commission of fraud against the Commonwealth, each count carrying a sentence of 6 years imprisonment. The scheme led to a total of $1,392,696 ...