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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
... brought by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) against James Hardie Industries NV in the NSW Supreme Court resumes for a penalties hearing. On Friday, big miners helped drive Australia's stock market to its highest close since last ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
... Santos release quarterly production reports. Justice Ian Gzell will deliver his judgment in the civil case in the NSW Supreme Court on action brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission against ten former James Hardie directors and ...

Jailed super fraudsters forfeit nearly $6m

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2006
... face charges. In December 2004 the pair were jailed for 18 months and fined $200,000. Yesterday, however, the NSW Supreme Court ordered the forfeiture of overseas investments and cash totaling nearly $6 million, as well as a motor boat purchased for ...

GIO Insurance directors hit with heavy penalties

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2006
Three former directors of GIO Insurance were disqualified and dealt hefty fines by the NSW Supreme Court after an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investigation into their dishonest and improper conduct. Geoffrey Vines, Francis ...

Another win for Bridges against the taxman

... taxation purposes meaning their commissions had to be included as wages for the company's payroll tax return. The NSW Supreme Court's ruling follows a similar outcome Bridges achieved in Western Australia just over a fortnight ago when its objection ...

Class action filed against retirement fund managers

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2005
... Fund, and his former chief executive Alan Rich were named as defendants in class action papers lodged in the NSW Supreme Court yesterday. More than 700 investors have retained law firms Goldman Partners and Maurice Blackburn Cashman to conduct a class ...

Gaol term or former HIH managing director

Former HIH Insurance managing director Australia Terry Cassidy has been sentenced in the NSW Supreme Court to 15 months imprisonment in regards to three criminal charges arising from his involvement in the collapse of the HIH group of companies. Cassidy ...

Fincorp feels ASIC's displeasure

Financial watchdog ASIC has filed proceedings in the NSW Supreme Court against the heavily publicized Fincorp Investments. ASIC is alleging that Fincorp offered securities under a replacement prospectus, which contained misleading or deceptive statements ...

Three former FAI executives committed to stand trial

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2004
... Mainprize, chief operating officer, Daniel Wilkie, and Reinsurance manager Stephen Burroughs will stand trial in the NSW Supreme Court. Mainprize and Wilkie will each stand trial on two counts of failing to act honestly in the exercise of their powers ...

HIH liquidators to acquire almost $300 million from reinsurers

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2004
... HIH today acquired about $300 million from a company involved in reinsurance deals with the collapsed group. NSW Supreme Court Justice Reginald Barrett today ruled that Hannover Reinsurance repay to the HIH liquidators an amount in reinsurance contracts ...