Ex-research house CEO charged with dishonesty
Ex-research house CEO charged with dishonesty
The head of an investment research house liquidated seven years ago has been charged with a range of dishonesty offences that carry a maximum jail term of five years each.
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In a statement, ASIC said former van Eyk Research chief executive Mark Thomas had been charged with four counts of dishonestly using his position as an officer of a company with the intention of gaining an advantage on 18 May in the Downing Centre Local Court.
The charges relate to Mr Thomas allegedly using his position as CEO to facilitate a loan of almost $5 million from a subsidiary of van Eyk, Blueprint Investment Management, to TAA Melbourne to purchase an interest in van Eyk and prevent a third-party company from obtaining a majority shareholding in the company.