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Buck stops with the board: judge

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMT

THERE were warnings of an exodus of directors from public company boards after the corporate regulator won the landmark Centro case.

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMT

FEDERAL court judge John Middleton has ruled that Centro's directors needed only questioning minds to spot billion-dollar mistakes.

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMT

THE Federal Court has served a timely warning to directors that they are ultimately responsible for the company's financial accounts.

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMT

EVERY non-executive director in the country needs to sit down with John Middleton's judgment on the Centro Eight.

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMT

DUBAI. You know the story. It was the world's biggest Ponzi property scheme.

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMT

THE listed fund manager Abacus Property Group has formed a $600 million joint venture with Chicago-based property investor Heitman.

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMT

CHARTER Hall Office REIT has confirmed Melbourne-based retail billionaire John Gandel has raised his stake in the trust to 5.15 per cent.

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 06:02:41 GMT

WESTFIELD chairman Frank Lowy is expected to make a full recovery after surgery for a bile duct stricture, the shopping mall giant said today.

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 01:54:07 GMT

CENTRO executives broke the law by signing off on reports that did not disclose billions in short-term debt, a landmark court ruling said.

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:41:31 GMT

A RECENT decline in Chinese real estate prices is starting to shake confidence in the country's economic vitality.