ASIC deputy chair resigns amid expenses scandal

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Deputy Chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Daniel Crennan speaks during a Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services at Parliament House in Canberra, Friday, September 13, 2019. (AAP Image/Lukas C — (left to right) Former ASIC Deputy Chair Daniel Crennan and Chair James Shipton. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) Source: AAP

The deputy chair of Australia's corporate regulator has resigned, in the latest expenses scandal to hit the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. It's prompted fresh calls for the government to establish a federal body to investigate corruption.

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Published 27 October 2020 9:40pm

Updated 15 August 2022 1:53pm

By Jennifer Luu, Brett Mason

Presented by Hisaaki Nagao

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The deputy chair of Australia's corporate regulator has resigned, in the latest expenses scandal to hit the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. It's prompted fresh calls for the government to establish a federal body to investigate corruption.

The deputy chair of Australia's corporate regulator, Daniel Crennan, has quit after receiving nearly $70,000 in taxpayer money to cover rent. It comes days after ASIC chairman James Shipton stood aside after it was found the organisation paid him $118,000 to receive personal tax advice.

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