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ASIC review to streamline IDPS rules

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2007
... fundraising, financial product disclosure and managed investment provisions of the Act and apply appropriate conditions on AFS licenses and requirements and conditions for relief to IDPS and IDPS-like schemes. To download ASIC's policy propsal paper ...

Sentry and Epic forge alliance

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2007
... two groups will combine administrative functions and, while the new Sentry Group Australia entity will hold the two AFS licenses, each company will continue to operate under their individual license. Combined, authorised representatives will number 120 ...

Regulators discuss streamlining some supervision operations

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2007
... licensing. "Almost all APRA-regulated authorised deposit-taking institutions, general insurers and life insurers hold AFS licenses. It appears that around half of APRA's licensed superannuation trustees also hold AFS licenses," the regulators said. Highlighting ...

Macq making progress on restructure

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2007
... was "continuing to globalise its equity products business." It was applying for private banking and funds management licenses in Singapore and also in South Africa. In the past 12 months Macquarie has started selling its equity and hedge fund products ...

ASIC takes SMSF site offline

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006
... setting up of SMSFs but was now in liquidation. Online Super had been an authorised representative of a number of AFS licenses but Online Super Legal was not. ASIC investigations were commenced following complaints from investors.

Energy field nationalism to impact investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2006
... considering partial nationalisation of three petroleum projects while threatening to cancel certain foreign mining company licenses. The trend also seems to be spreading with Kuwait, Algeria, Dubai, Angola, Ecuador, Sudan, Qatar, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2006
... 16,371.28. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks lifted as continued positive sentiment among telcos ahead of the issue of 3G licenses offset a poor showing from HSBC. The Hang Seng index advanced 82.17 points to 19,026.36. WELLINGTON - Further corporate play ...

Henry Financial Group joins Genesys

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2006
... larger network. "There is definitely a growing trend for emerging financial planning businesses to relinquish their own licenses to join reputable, full service AFS licensees. "Once licensees reach a certain size they realise the best way to embed value ...

ASIC clearing guidlines will segment the service chain

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2006
... However, while the review is expected to force around half of the major clearing houses in the market to now apply for licenses, ASIC has also made a notable exemption for "software service providers". InvestmentLink's head of product strategy, Mike ...

Life insurers and 25 AFSL holders under ASIC microscope

... and unit pricing. As a result of the breach notifications, ASIC said that a majority 431 cases were resolved and six licenses have been varied. However, alongside the formal investigations on the 25 breaches, ASIC is monitoring the licensees' progress ...