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Former Queensland director pleads guilty to 13 ASIC charges

Trevor Gregory Smith, of the Gold Coast, today pleaded guilty in the Southport District Court to 13 charges brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Mr Smith pleaded guilty to 13 counts of dishonestly making improper use ...

Wattle director pleads guilty to 48 charges: ASIC

Robert Edward Corbett, a director of the Brisbane-based Anscor Pty Ltd (Anscor), has pleaded guilty in the Brisbane District Court to 48 charges of being knowingly concerned in the promotion of prescribed interests, in contravention of the Corporations ...

Liberal backbencher says RBA may cut rates tomorrow

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2003
The Reserve Bank board may decide to reduce interest rates tomorrow, a Federal Government backbencher said today. Liberal MP Peter King said it was possible rates would be cut from the current 4.75 per cent as soon as tomorrow. "There is a possibility ...

Mackay & Allen directors plead guilty to Wattle Group charges

Rodney James Mackay and John Andrew Allen, directors of the Brisbane-based Mackay & Allen Pty Ltd (M&A), have pleaded guilty in the Brisbane District Court to 16 charges of being knowingly concerned in the promotion of prescribed interests, in contravention ...

Rising job ads signal strengthening employment growth: ANZ

The average number of weekly newspaper job advertisements rose by 1.4 per cent to 20,767 in July, the ANZ bank has announced. It was the third consecutive monthly increase, although the ANZ's series has yet to recover all the ground lost after a 12.1% ...

Victorian man pleads not guilty to fraud charges

Ian Thomas Paterson of Croydon, Victoria, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of fraud brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The charges, brought before the Hobart Magistrates Court, follow an investigation by ASIC ...

Costello reappoints Macfarlane RBA governor

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Ian Macfarlane has been reappointed to lead the central bank for another three years, Federal Treasurer Peter Costello said today. Mr Costello said Mr Macfarlane would serve until September 2006, making him the ...

MFS closes rights issue and announces distribution forecast

The listed McLaughlins Financial Services Limited (MFS) Leveraged Investment and Securities Trust (LIST) announced today that it had closed its July 2003 non-renounceable rights issue, raising $6.3 million. Prior to the issue LIST held assets of $41 ...

Trescowthick charged, Clifford Corporation directors committed for trial

Adam John Trescowthick, the former Executive Chairman of Harris Scarfe Holdings Limited, today faced 37 charges relating to the collapse of the retailer in April 2001. The charges, brought by the Australian Investments and Securities Commission (ASIC) ...

APRA addresses reporting errors

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has found an "unacceptable" incidence of errors in the quarterly returns from general insurers, and has asked industry auditors to review the systems and processes used by their clients to report ...