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No industry is immune from poor culture risk: ASIC

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
... financial services industry immune from the risk of cultivating a poor culture, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) commissioner John Price said. Speaking at the 2015 Customer Owned Banking Convention in Darwin, Price told the ...

Direct investment options are not SMSFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... said. The calls come on the back of a warning to superannuation trustees A by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Commissioner Peter Kell said occasionally the promotion of member-direct or self-managed investment options gave ...

ASIC warns super trustees

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has warned superannuation trustees about the promotion of member direct or self-managed investment options. ASIC commissioner Peter Kell said that occasionally the promotion of self-managed ...

FIIG offers Apple bonds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... telecommunications giant Vodafone. FIIG Securities Limited, which is licensed by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), is Australia's largest specialist fixed-income dealer. FIIG has more than $11 billion in term deposits and corporate ...

Regulators put super funds on notice

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has flagged new developments in post-retirement as an area it will be monitoring closely. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) investment conference recently ...

Australian hedge funds on course to reach $100bn

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... industry association. Currently managing $96.9 billion in assets, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), this renewed interest is set to drive Australia's hedge fund industry through the $100 billion mark, and continue ...

Adviser linked to Spring FG banned for document forgery

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... it was paying Hunter commissions of between $10,000 and $25,000 per sale. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said that Hunter has been an authorised representative of various financial services licensees dating back to 2002. ...

Bankers see ASIC user pays model as burden

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... the costs and it may make the sector less competitive internationally." "If the Australian Securities and Investments Commission needs more funding certainty, this could be achieved by the Federal Government adopting a multi-year funding model from its ...

Crowd equity funding, the Ashley Madison of finance

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... crowd equity funding should be allowed in Australia, subject to monitoring by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). "If we can reduce the costs of adultery, why can't we reduce the cost of banking?", Professor Henry Ergas, from ...

Hedge funds face brain drain

LAURA MILLAN, MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... (ETFs), which are gaining popularity in Australia and globally, were up 47.6%. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) reported in July 2015 that hedge funds represent $95.9 billion, or 4% of the total funds management industry. The ...