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Trail of devastation: SA business leaders question ASIC’s role – 3 April 2019
South Australian business leaders have questioned why national regulator ASIC has allowed “serial offenders” such as Angela Thomas to continue leading companies. Angela Thomas was the director of three companies that fell into liquidation within just eight months.
The whistle-shaped hole in our laws – 2 April 2019
The new whistle blower laws introduced this year expand the range of subject matters for protected disclosures, permit anonymous whistleblowing and require large companies to introduce mandatory whistleblowing policies. However protection for Australia’s Federal public servants and implementing “consistent” laws across all workplaces is needed.
Crypto promoter unmasked, accused of fraud in luring investors via YouTube – 1 April 2019
A cryptocurrency pitchman who wears a disguise in his YouTube videos has been unmasked and charged with ‘wire’ fraud. He use fake bank statements to inform investors that their virtual currency investments were doing well.
NAB lender fairly sacked over fake loan ‘referrals’ – 29 March 2019
Ms Tang (NAB mobile lender) was dismissed last week as she was discovered to have been involved with ‘fraudulent’ home loan referral program activities, that resulted in AU Gold receiving $24,000 for the ‘fake’ referrals.
