Sarah Danckert
The Sydney Morning Herald
Australia
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‘How did this not trigger alarm bells?’ Spotlight on NAB’s failings in major fraud
NAB’s easy escape from a big fine from the financial crime regulator raised eyebrows. A major fraud case casts doubt on whether the bank has changed its ways. → Read More
The perfect fall guy: How hackers used stolen Australian IDs to pull off a major US fraud
The fraud against an investment house tied to one of America’s biggest companies, TPG Capital, sounds more suited to the pages of a modern-day financial crime thriller. → Read More
Secrets and lies: The undoing of global giant PwC
The PwC tax scandal has been six years in the making and now the company needs to appease its external critics and save its pipeline of work in Australia. → Read More
Perfect storm: How a blizzard bonanza came back to bite Macquarie
A massive storm in the US in early 2021 was a financial boon for Macquarie Group’s energy trading division, but now it is facing legal action accusing it of manipulating the market. → Read More
The hapless, the almost reformed and Mike Cannon-Brookes: Corporate Australia’s highlights for 2022
Corporate Australia battled a much harder economic landscape than it expected during the year, but most attention was on board stoushes, hackers and a big move by the Big Australian. → Read More
(Book)dystopia: How Australia’s biggest bookseller went from hero to villain
Booktopia has problems that go beyond a shift in consumer behaviour after the pandemic, with concerns about the leadership and loss of investor trust. → Read More
Prominent Sydney corporate lawyer set to be grilled by Ponzi scheme investigators
Top lawyer John Landerer has described allegations by liquidators of collapsed property group iProsperity that he was a shadow director as “all bullshit”. → Read More
No longer a dirty word: Retail investors discover ‘shorting’ stocks
Amid a market rout in some sectors, social media engaged investors are beginning to ask about how they can short shares -- but often it’s not without risk. → Read More
Ex-JP Morgan exec accused of duping investors on fake trading site
Mark McCabe says allegations he misappropriated investor funds and ran a fake trading site ‘have no basis’. → Read More
Afterpay posts huge loss as bad debts mount
Despite a surge in revenue, Afterpay posted a huge loss as operational expenses blew out. → Read More
Half billion-dollar Bill: accused fraudster living the good life in Greece
Alleged fraudster Bill Papas has broken his silence as a joint investigation by The Age, Herald and 60 Minutes reveals his comfortable life in Greece. → Read More
Bill Papas’ business partner wants court to throw out ‘weak case’ against him
Melbourne cafe owner Vince Tesoriero has asked the Federal Court to dismiss the allegations and put a stop to the sale of two high-end properties on the NSW Central Coast. → Read More
Aristocrat faces uphill battle for Playtech as investors stay silent
Despite expected rival bidder JKO Play pulling out of the race for Aristocrat’s takeover target, there are now fears that not enough shareholders will support the deal at a vote in early February. → Read More
The secret Australian origins of the world’s biggest crypto casino
The revelation Stake.com is being steered from Australia has sparked alarm among anti-gambling advocates, caught the attention of money laundering experts and raised jitters among the nation’s gaming giants. → Read More
‘A recipe for disaster’: Unregulated and untamed, meet the crypto influencers
Australian crypto influencers are building fan bases in the hundreds of thousands by posting about the enviable lifestyles fuelled by their trading activities and encouraging their followers to do the same. → Read More
From truck driver to high-flying ‘fraudster’: The incredible tale of Bill Papas’ money maze
An investigation by The Age and Herald has pieced together the incredible story of Bill Papas and the alleged $400 million fraud against Westpac. → Read More
Kerry Stokes to leave Seven Group in changing of the guard
Kerry Stokes will continue on as the chairman of his media company after handing over the reins at his much larger holding group. → Read More
The calamitous world of King Clive Palmer
The billionaire Queensland mining magnate, serial litigant and political aspirant is back in the media spotlight. But what is driving him? → Read More
Gupta in talks with Credit Suisse to shore up Whyalla future
The steel tycoon and the Swiss bank say they are confident of reaching an agreement that would see the bank repaid in full for its Greensill debt. → Read More
Seven Group pounces with $8 billion bid for Boral
Kerry Stokes’ holding company has made an opportunistic play for the largest supplier of building products in the country. → Read More