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Showing 51 - 60 of 74 results for "Court of Victoria"

Platypus wins court case

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
... at Platypus from April 2006 to October 2007. In August 2008 he filed a claim against Platypus in the Supreme Court of Victoria, claiming five percent of the equity in Platypus at no, or minimal, cost, along with other allegations, some of which were ...

Broker jailed for false trades

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
... being released on a recognisance release order - for share price manipulation. He was sentenced in the Supreme Court of Victoria following an investigation by ASIC into the manipulation of the share price of Bill Express Limited, which is now in liquidation. ...

KPMG challenges ASIC on Constitutional powers

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
... to act on behalf of investors the regulator believes are aggrieved. The legal action commenced in the Supreme Court of Victoria in October 2008 in relation to the auditing of financial accounts of various Westpoint companies conducted by KPMG. The regulator ...

Ex Macquarie broker pleads guilty

ASIC RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
... section 64 of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001. He has been committed to the Supreme Court of Victoria for plea hearing on 21 June 2010. On 20 August 2009 Chan was banned by ASIC from providing financial services for a period ...

Chartwell director charged with $22m fraud

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
Former Chartwell Enterprises director Graeme Hoy was committed to stand trial in the Supreme Court of Victoria on 224 charges brought by ASIC, including ripping $22 million off investors. In August 2009, Hoy was charged with two accounts of carrying ...

Timbercorp buy passes sole purpose test

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... law firm Mills Oakley Lawyers, who were engaged by administrator KordaMentha, had lodged writs in the Supreme Court of Victoria to recover the loan book of Timbercorp Finance.

IOOF and AWM merger set to go

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
... the votes cast in favour of the merger. While the merger remains conditional upon the approval of the Supreme Court of Victoria and lodgement of the orders of the court with ASIC, it is anticipated the Scheme will be implemented on Thursday 30 April. ...

AUI expands retail arm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
... was previously employed in the legal division at ASIC and worked as a barrister and solicitor at the Supreme Court of Victoria and the High Court of Australia. Farrar previously worked as head of business development at Neville Ward Direct and spent ...

NAB FX pair get six years

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2006
... in jail. David Bullen faced 18 charges relating to his actions in the affair and was sentenced by the County Court of Victoria to 44 months jail with a minimum period of 30 months. Vincent Ficarra faced 13 charges and was sentenced to 28 months jail ...

ASIC shuts down property investment companies

The Supreme Court of Victoria has granted an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) application to have Casey Downs Retirement Villages and Ambridge Retirement Management Services wound up. The order to have the two property investment ...