Australian securities and investments commission


Westpoint paper trail snares KPMG

Major accounting firm KPMG has received a rare rebuke from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, with three partners agreeing to be banned from auditing companies.

Crikey Says: Crikey Says

Labor leaders have had a mixed record with picking the business leaders with whom they form close associations.

Which watchpuppy? The strange world of bank nudging

There might be more to Wayne Swann’s nudge and wink about bank mortgage competition than meets the eye – which would be just as well, as so far there isn’t much to see, writes Michael Pascoe.