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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 ...

Wolf of Wall Street can't put a price on value

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... qualities of ambition and hard work." Belfort now works with the US Government, the US Attorney and the Australian Federal Police, helping to spot fraud. "It was the guy who prosecuted me that invited me back and he was like, this is a first!"

Ex Macq manager restrained from departure

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
... between 2006 and 2007. On 1 March, De Silva attempted to leave Australia from Perth but was stopped by the Australian Federal Police. On 8 March De Silva pleaded guilty to a charge of being in contempt of the court's ex parte orders and his sentence ...

Man charged in multi-million dollar fraud

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
... "At the time this occurred, the matter was disclosed to governing and regulatory bodies including the Australian Federal Police, the Ministers of Finance and Administration, the Auditor General, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and ASIC. ...

ASIC power boost could trigger witch-hunts

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... Singh's comments pertain particularly to proposals allowing ASIC to tap phone recordings collected by the Australian Federal Police under a court-issued warrant. "The rules must be made clear for everyone. Giving investigative powers... just for the ...

Improving admin could stop fraudsters: SPAA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2009
... changed. Some of the recommendations include developing a central national investigative authority like the Australian Federal Police where superannuation fraud information can be collated and dealt with on a single platform. Using tax file numbers as ...

AUSTRAC to probe anti-money laundering breaches

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... as an alternative to pursuing criminal prosecution or referring the government body's concerns to the Australian Federal Police and/or the Director of Public Prosecutions.

ASIC comes down on financial services fraud

... people to deal in financial products and carrying on an unlicensed financial services business. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have also stepped in, charging McKim with forgery and using forged documents. After it was clear that McKim was under ...