by admin | Feb 28, 2020 | News & Analysis
A senate hearing has heard that deceased celebrities could be installed as directors of Australian companies, as ASIC conceded it does not verify the identities of company directors. An ABC investigation recently revealed how vulnerable Australians (homeless etc)...
by admin | Feb 28, 2020 | News & Analysis
A corporate investigator states that around ten percent of the workforce is engaging in some form of misconduct, with at least one percent knowingly engaging in this behaviour. He also outlines the new Whistleblowing laws and requirements....
by admin | Feb 28, 2020 | News & Analysis
A man has been charged with 28 counts of money laundering. The offending involved elderly victims from several states and involved funds in excess of $150,000....
by admin | Feb 28, 2020 | News & Analysis
ASIC this month laid four charges against Mr Palmer for dishonestly gaining an advantage and dishonestly using his position as the director of a corporation. Charges relate to allegations taking place in 2013...
by admin | Feb 28, 2020 | News & Analysis
Horizon Oil has fired chief executive Michael Sheridan as an investigation continues into an alleged $15 million bribery scandal in Papua New Guinea. An independent committee is investigating the alleged 2011 payment to secure a petroleum license....
by admin | Feb 27, 2020 | News & Analysis
ASIC has revealed a 52% increase in enforcement investigations, involving Australia’s largest financial institutions. The investigations related to directors’ and officers’ breaches, insider trading and market manipulation, auditor and liquidator...
