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October 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC disqualifies two separate Queensland SMSF auditors

Australian regulator ASIC has today announced that it has disqualified two separate self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) auditors, John Gilliland and Douglas Coghlan, of Queensland, for breaching independence requirements. ASIC found both Mr Gilliland and Mr Coghlan had separately breached auditor independence requirements in auditing their own funds, the fund of an immediate family member and…

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May 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC disqualifies director of 18 failed companies

A decision to disqualify Mr Lubo Zivanovic, of Bilgola Beach, NSW, from managing corporations for three years, has been affirmed by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), ASIC announced earlier today. ASIC disqualified Mr Zivanovic on 18 February 2016, following his involvement in the management of numerous failed companies, namely: Oneover Pty Ltd (ACN 105 854…

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May 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC disqualifies Western Australian SMSF auditor

Australian regulator ASIC announced that it has disqualified Paul Tattersall, of Western Australia, from being an approved auditor of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) for breaching independence requirements. ASIC found that Mr Tattersall had breached the auditor-independence requirements of APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants in auditing his own fund and the fund of…

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May 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC disqualifies former directors of Avestra Asset Management Ltd of responsible entity

Former directors of Avestra Asset Management Ltd, Mr Paul Rowles and Mr Clayton Dempsey, have each been disqualified from managing corporations and restrained from providing financial services for a period of 10 years following orders made by the Federal Court, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced earlier today. Avestra was a Queensland-based responsible…

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