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01 Jul 2009
Swimming between the flags
The market downturn has highlighted how exposed many Australian retail investors are to flawed business models and failed investments. In too many cases this has caused them devastating financial losses.
There are many dimensions to poor financial outcomes for retail inve...
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CDM Article
01 Nov 2006
Disclosure obligations: some recent lessons
A recent judgement by the Federal Court gives some useful lessons for listed entities wanting to minimise the consequences of breaching disclosure obligations.
In 2004, ASIC started civil penalty proceedings against Chemeq Ltd, a company which produces a ...
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CDM Article
01 Oct 2006
Complying in the AGM season
The annual general meeting (AGM) season is fast approaching and I thought it an opportune time to mention a couple of important compliance issues for listed companies. ASIC will be looking closely at any trends or issues emerging from the 2006 AGMs by monitoring complain...
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CDM Article
01 Sep 2006
Adapting the law
One way we may be able to help your organisation is to exempt a person or class of persons from particular provisions of the Corporations Act or to modify how particular provisions apply to a person or class of persons. Generally we vary, or set aside, certain requirements of the l...
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CDM Article
01 Aug 2006
Investigating assetless companies
The recently established Assetless Administration Fund (AA Fund) finances preliminary investigations of ‘assetless’ companies when it appears that further investigation and reporting may lead to us taking enforcement action. This approach uses liquidators to ensure...