Senior Manager
Perth, Australia
ASIC is Australia’s corporate, markets and financial services regulator. Its mandate is to ensure that Australia’s financial markets are fair and transparent, supported by confident and informed investors and consumers.Assistant Director / Senior Manager (2007-2011)Led teams of between 12 to 20 lawyers, investigators and analysts in project managing highly complex corporate investigations which involve specialized operational, financial and/or legal issues. These investigations could lead to criminal, civil and administrative outcomes. Undertook audits of financial service providers and the stock exchange.Provided expert advice and training nationally to ASIC and other State and Commonwealth Law Enforcement bodies to investigate complex while collar crimes, especially within Australia’s financial markets. Also led a number of national training initiatives, including:• Advanced interviewing techniques;• Detecting deception; and• Investigating market misconduct.Team Leader (2002-2007)Led a team of 12 lawyers, investigators and analysts in investigating offences in the Corporations Act, especially the market related provisions, fraud and financial crime. Some of the investigations involved the tracing of funds, assets and shares in various off shore jurisdictions, including tax havens.Investigator/ Senior Investigator (1994-2002)As part of a multi disciplined team undertook investigations pursuant to the Corporations Act and Crimes Act (WA).