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ALI penalised after compliance failures

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has imposed additional compliance conditions on Sydney-based insurance group, Australian Life Insurance Distribution Pty Ltd for failing to comply with a number of its obligations as an Australian financial ...

ASIC issues short PDS guidance

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued guidance for issuers of superannuation products and simple managed investment schemes about how to comply with the shorter product disclosure statement regime. The shorter Products ...

ATO warns on structured products

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... consequences to seek advice from an independent adviser or seek a ruling from the ATO," D'Ascenzo said. The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has also been notified on the marketing of the schemes, according to the commissioner.

ASIC winds up unregistered managed investment scheme

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has obtained orders in the Supreme Court of New South Wales to wind up an unregistered managed investment scheme operated by Secured Bond Ltd. In proceedings on 28 May 2012, the Supreme Court also made ...

ASIC streamlines AFS licence process

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has updated its Australian financial services licence application process in an effort to cut red tape and make registration and licensing more efficient. Revisions to Australian Securities & Investments ...

New ETF labels need global consistency

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
Moves by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to refine labels and naming conventions for ETFs should be globally consistent to optimise investor understanding, according to State Street. While welcoming the regulator's moves to improve ...

Former Lonsec director charged with insider trading

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... Magistrates' Court of Victoria charged with 14 counts of insider trading, following an ASIC investigation. The Australian Securities & Investments Commission investigation (ASIC) alleges that in the course of advising Clean Seas Ltd (Clean Seas), Graham ...

Ten new ETPs get ASX listing

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... exposure so the commodities boom. The ten new exchange traded commodities products have been listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), bringing the total number listed to 15. "Historically, gaining exposure to this asset class was typically ...

Australian shares outperform all other asset classes

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... Russell Investments/ASX Long-Term Investing Report. The 14th edition of the annual report, commissioned by the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and prepared by Russell Consulting, has found growth assets including Australian shares and residential ...

Trio: ASIC evidence insufficient to prosecute Flader

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... report also said that Flader is well-known to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said it will continue to provide relevant information relating to Flader to the Australian ...