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PROFILE: EISS chief executive Alex Hutchison

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... of an industry superannuation fund? While studying law Hutchison decided to pursue a career with the Australian Federal Police. He worked across various roles, from general uniformed duties in Canberra to plain clothes policing working on major drugs ...

Hockey launches Serious Financial Crime Taskforce

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... will include several government bodies: the Australian Taxation Office, Australian Crime Commission, Australian Federal Police, Attorney-General's Department, Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre, Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

NAB and ABS employees arrested for insider trading fraud

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... follow a joint investigation of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Federal Police (AFP). Officials from both institutions told the media that the two would have obtained about $7 million while trading on foreign ...

Better ASIC-AFP relationship could lead to more prosecutions

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... "inefficient" relationship between the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) was remedied, the Senate Economics Reference Committee has heard. ASIC officials admitted that there was scope for ...

ASIC concedes Trio ringleader investigation

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
... was calling on other bodies to assist in evidence gathering. This has proved unsuccessful. "ASIC, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and our overseas regulatory counterparts have sought to obtain extra evidence to establish that Mr Flader breached Australian ...

Senate to question ASIC over alleged RBA corruption

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
... which to base its decision." The regulator added that "we have closely looked at the evidence from the Australian Federal Police's investigation and we have decided not to take further action." "As there are related prosecutions before the Court, we ...

Accountant gets 6 years jail for promoting tax avoidance scheme

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2013
... comprehensive focus on international tax evasion. Project Wickenby is a cooperative partnership between the ATO, Australian Federal Police, Australian Crime Commission, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Commonwealth Director ...

Trio: ASIC evidence insufficient to prosecute Flader

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... Investments Commission (ASIC) said it will continue to provide relevant information relating to Flader to the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Crime Commission. To date ASIC has taken regulatory action on Trio against a range of gatekeepers. ...

PJC blasts Trio follow-up

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... Mathias Cormann said both regulatory bodies such as ASIC and APRA and criminal authorities such as the Australian Federal Police must act to improve processes in order to protect Australians from fraud. "We will use all available forums, including forthcoming ...

ASIC, ACC crack investment scam

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
... Commission (ACC) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) with assistance from the Australian Federal Police (AFP) executed multiple search warrants yesterday in relation to an alleged investment scam on the Gold Coast. A number ...