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KPMG's national chairman Martin Sheppard is stepping down to make way for an independent chair, and audit partners Eileen Hoggett and Paul Rogers are leaving the firm.
A judge has sounded the alarm bell about regulators launching appeals to re-litigate enforcement proceedings, in a recent decision tossing the corporate cop's appeal in a case against insurer HCF Life.
The ACCC has fined a Victoria-based small egg producer $39,600 after the consumer watchdog alleged that claims its eggs were free-range were false or misleading.
Under pressure from parliamentary committee members, KPMG said late Friday it would waive privilege and hand over investigation reports from Allens and Ashurst, after initially resisting orders for documents.
Facing the hotseat over KPMG's treatment of a whisteblower, the accounting giant's former CEO Andrew Yates told a parliamentary committee hearing on Friday he took accountability and was not a "bad apple".
A senator has criticised KPMG for claiming a commitment to transparency while also maintaining legal professional privilege over advice from Allens and Ashurst into the alleged misuse of confidential information.
ASIC’s chair says the corporate cop is investigating individuals at KPMG for alleged misuse of confidential information belonging to Lendlease and Optus to win new work, but says it is hamstrung by current law from undertaking a broader probe.
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Baggage handling company Alstef Australia says the operator of Brisbane Airport is not entitled to call on $13.4 million in bank guarantees, claiming it is owed $32 million in a dispute over a baggage system upgrade at the airport’s domestic terminal.
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The liquidators of a NSW coal mine formerly owned by Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance have applied to the court to disclaim a deed under which GFG paid handsome royalties to former owner Glencore.
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The landlord of a Western Sydney commercial property has been awarded $328,000 in lost rent and outgoings after its former tenant, baked goods producer Allied Pinnacle, failed to repaint the external walls at the site.