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ASIC seeks Storm liquidation

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has applied to place Storm Financial into liquidation after the firm's former directors posted a "misleading" memorandum on their website. This application follows the Storm Financial's former ...

Ex-director banned for 25 years

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... corporations for 25 years. Following an investigation and proceedings commenced by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) the Court previously found that Goulding had breached his duties as a director by allowing companies within ...

ASIC keeps short selling ban

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is keeping the ban on covered short selling of financial securities until the end of May. According to ASIC, the regulator weighed up the continued volatility in global financial markets and ...

Return of the hedge funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... than seven per cent over the last year. This performance locally follows the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) extending the ban of covered short selling on financial stocks until March. But in September last year, the local branch ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... news, James Hardie defendants make final submissions in a case brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The new president of Chinese aluminium producer Chinalco, Xiong Weiping, will hold a media briefing to discuss the ...

Advisers caught for market manipulation

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... market manipulation following ASIC investigations. According to a statement by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Rocco Musumeci and Richard John Wade were yesterday handed custodial sentences, fully suspended in the Melbourne County ...

Fin services escapes consumer law reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
While the government is expected to today announce major reforms to national consumer laws, the financial services sector will continue to be exempt from progressive consumer protections. Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer ...

Storm takes fight online

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... question to the couple regarding the $2 million payment that was blocked by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) last week and whether or not liquidators have seized their private jet. "Do you feel let down by the banks who were ...

ASIC blocks $2m Storm bonus

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained a court order preventing a payment of $2 million from Storm Financial to a bank account in which is held by Emmanuel and Julie Cassimatis. The sum was transferred from a Storm ...

Double Bay brokers banned

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) banned Double Bay - based Phillip Dryer and Colin Littlemore from providing financial services for four years after the regulator found they were operating without a licence. The regulator ...