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MinRes admits it should have disclosed related-party transactions
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-11-13 4:23 pm By Andy Sidler

Facing a probe by the corporate regulator, mining giant Mineral Resources has admitted that it should have disclosed transactions relating to managing director Chris Ellison’s company. 

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ASIC launches formal MinRes probe over Ellison tax dodge claims
Investigation 2024-11-07 11:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

The corporate cop has launched a formal investigation after the airing of tax evasion allegations against Mineral Resources’ billionaire founder, Chris Ellison.

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MinRes boss Chris Ellison to step down after disclosure, integrity failures
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-11-04 11:07 pm By Andy Sidler

Founder and managing director of mining company Mineral Resources Chris Ellison will step down after an internal investigation found he engaged in misconduct.

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NACC to reconsider investigating 6 people over Robodebt scheme
Investigation 2024-10-30 2:02 am By Cindy Cameronne

The National Anti-Corruption Commission will reconsider investigating six people involved in the Robodebt scheme after a report found commissioner Paul Brereton SC should have done more to remove himself from the decision.

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Coles, Woolworths face class action investigation over discount claims
Class Actions 2024-10-03 11:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Coles and Woolworths may be hit with class actions for allegedly misleading customers with false discounts.

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Deloitte appointed administrators of Keystone despite ‘baggage’
Financial Services 2024-09-05 11:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ruled that two Deloitte partners can act as administrators for embattled wealth manager Keystone, replacing two voluntary administrators from KordaMentha, despite an alleged risk of conflict due to past work for the company.

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Receivers appointed to Keystone fund amid ‘grave concerns’ over $160M transactions
ASIC 2024-08-27 11:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

ASIC has won its bid to appoint receivers to a managed investment scheme run by Keystone Asset Management after expressing “grave concerns” that investor funds were used to pay sports stars and buy a $4.3 million home for its former director.

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NGS Crypto can’t undo receivership, freezing orders
Cryptocurrency 2024-07-26 11:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Hong Kong-based NGS Crypto Group and its director have lost their bid to undo receivership and freezing orders made amid concerns about dissipation of assets as ASIC investigates whether hundreds of Australians who sank $21.1 million into the crypto firm were misled about the safety of their investments.

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ANZ senior execs under scrutiny in investigation over $14B bond sale
Financial Services 2024-07-25 11:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

ANZ has confirmed that senior executives could face consequences in an investigation led by Herbert Smith Freehills and Allens regarding concerns that it manipulated government bond sales last year. 

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‘Alarming’: ASIC suspects ex-Keystone boss may have used investor funds to buy home
Financial Services 2024-06-25 11:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has expressed concern about the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s suspicion that a former director of Keystone Asset Management may have used investor funds to purchase a house in his wife’s name, calling it “alarming”.

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