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Hedge fund forum delivers expert speakers next month

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... the Australian Hedge Fund Forum next month. The keynote address will be given by Australian Securities and Investment Commission chairman Greg Medcraft, detailing forthcoming regulation and his vision for the hedge fund industry. Famous speakers include ...

One year jail for Opes Prime directors

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... Lirim (Laurie) Emini and Anthony Blumberg were charged following an extensive Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) investigation. Emini, the former chief executive, received a 24 months imprisonment sentence, with orders to 12 months ...

JB Global submits to independent review

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... Global will submit to an independent review of 100 personal advice files after the Australian Securities and Investment Commission imposed new licence conditions on the company. JB Global will also offer remediation to any clients who may have received ...

ASIC warns it will act on rogue ETF pricing

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission today warned that it would take action if exchange-traded fund prices interfere with market integrity by being too removed from the underlying index. The trading watchdog flagged more than 23,000 general ...

Masters of Financial Regulation on offer for first time

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... course would be relevant for those working in the regulatory industry such as the Australian Securities and Investment Commission. The compliance departments of major banks and accounting firms are also expected to be interested in the course which investigates ...

Former Astarra investment manager pleads guilty

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
... about the value of investments made by the ASF. Following an investigation by Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) into his behaviour from 2005 and 2009, it was alleged Richard and AAM received in excess of $6.4 million in undisclosed ...

ATO tackles SMSF fraud risk

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
... online tools we can check whether it is a regulated fund or not," said Brown. Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) clearly states that it is the trustee's responsibility to be aware and make informed decisions in most cases of SMSF ...

Govt to ramp up FinLit in national school curriculum

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... The $10 million in funding will be used to provide face-to-face training by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission to 6,000 teachers and online teacher training modules linked to the national curriculum. ASIC and the Australian Curriculum ...

ASX power handover to ASIC heralds new trading rules

PRESS RELEASES  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
... minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, announced the Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC) will start supervising the ASX from August this year. Bowen said he has given in-principle consent to ASIC's market ...

FIIG appoints R&D chief

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... FIIG Securities Limited (Fixed Income Investment Group), which is licensed by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC), is Australia's largest specialist fixed-income broker and provides direct access to fixed-income investments.