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Platforms to explain choice of investment products

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Committee (ASIC) has updated its platform guidance to require platform operators to explain how they choose the products on offer to investors. The new requirements follow the last review of the sector, which ...

ASIC to accept submissions for 'hedge fund' definition

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... product disclosure statement (PDS) on or before 22 June 2012. Last December, ASIC extended to June 22, 2014, the interim class order relief from the shorter PDS regime for multi-funds, superannuation platforms and hedge funds. In June 2012 ASIC released ...

ASIC extends shorter PDS regime relief

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
ASIC has extended interim class order relief from the shorter PDS regime for multi-funds, superannuation platforms and hedge funds. Originally due to expire on 22 June 2013, the Class Order [CO 12/1592] extends the relief in Class Order [CO 12/749] ...

Super trustee guidelines for retirement estimates

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
... Superannuation fund trustees providing retirement estimates, which ASIC said may include personal advice, have been granted class order relief, which is hoped will encourage people to engage more with their super and retirement planning. The regulator's ...

AvSuper unveils intra-fund advice service

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
... plans to roll out a full-fledged intra-fund advice service next month. AvSuper received authorisation under ASIC's class order intra-fund superannuation advice relief to trustees on 27 January. Michelle Griffiths, chief executive of the Canberra-based ...

More funds adopt intra-fund advice

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
... offer, or about to offer, the expanded advice service to their members. AvSuper received the authorisation under ASIC's class order Intra-fund superannuation advice relief to trustees on 27 January. What this means is that AvSuper will be able to advice ...

ASIC reviews prospectus disclosure of CRAs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
... attempt to enhance protection to retail investors. "ASIC is seeking public comment on whether to withdraw current class order relief that allows issuers of investment products to cite credit ratings in disclosure documents without the consent of credit ...

Aust and HK strengthen retail ties

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
... industry in a bid to encourage local funds to make the most out of the mutual recognition. Similarly, ASIC will issue a class order shortly providing Hong Kong authorised funds with a 'conditional relief' from registration in Australia and from certain ...

Advisers have 30 days to issue SoA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
... that investors were in urgent need of advice for how to deal with their super in the lead-up to the 30 June deadline. Class Order 07/447 Temporary extension of time for SOA delivery means advisers are now obligated to issue an SoA within 30 days of advice ...

ASIC provides guidance on superannuation calculators

... from some of the conduct and disclosure provisions in Part 7.7 of the Corporations Act 2001 (the Act). Under the ASIC Class Order (CO 05/611) 'Relief for providers of superannuation calculators' providers who meet certain minimum conditions, do not require ...