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Economic indicator pointing to stronger growth momentum

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2003
A leading indicator of future economic activity rose above its long term trend rate in September, pointing to a stronger growth momentum in the first half of 2004, according to Westpac. The annualised growth rate of the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading ...

Jail, rather than fines, needed for corporate crime, says lawyer

... professionals in Adelaide that prominent business people guilty of serious fraud should be sent to jail. "The recent successful civil prosecution of John Elliott for insolvent trading by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission is a good ...

Putnam scandal impacts BT ratings

... Putnam, which has so far claimed the scalp of the chief executive officer and also resulted in two portfolio managers facing civil charges, continues to produce local fallout. At least one Australian ratings agency has downgraded BT's international equities ...

ASIC made record enforcements in 2003-4: report

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2003
... 73 jail terms served over the past three years, the report, tabled in federal parliament today, said. ASIC also took 67 civil proceedings, resulting in orders against 151 people or companies, $121 million in recoveries and compensation orders and $2 ...

Annualised growth rate beats long term trend: Westpac/MI

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2003
Australia's economic growth would continue to improve in the second half of 2003 and into the first half of 2004, according to the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity. The annualised growth rate of the index, which normally ...

Costello unveils response to CLERP 9

... toughened, including provision for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to issue fines of up to $100,000. Civil liability will also be extended to individuals involved with companies that breach continuous disclosure obligations. ...

International trade deficit narrows to $1.9 billion in August: ABS

... intermediate goods, and service debits, were only partly offset by a decline in capital goods imports. An unwinding of earlier civil aircraft deliveries accounted for much of the decline in capital goods imports in the month, however.

Labor endorses ACCC decision

... Australia and New Zealand have the same level of safety and risk in aviation operations, Mr Ferguson said. The bill allows the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to regulate New Zealand registered aircraft while they fly in Australia.

ABS releases labour force experience data

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today released a summarised format of its labour force experience data for the year ending February 2003, and said that there were 13,749,300 civilian Australians aged 15-69 years in February 2003 and that 10,198,000 ...

ASIC defends its actions

... that in the last financial year 94 per cent of its litigation had been successful and had seen 29 criminals being jailed civil orders being obtained against 151 companies or individuals. Since 1 July 2000, 76 criminals have been jailed as a result of ...