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ASIC cracks down on CFD trading

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
ASIC has turned its attention to over-the-counter contracts for difference (CFDs), and is calling for improved product disclosure to help retail investors understand the highly leveraged derivative products they trade. The corporate regulator released ...

Debt disclosure to revive agribusiness

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
Almost a year on to the day Timbercorp fell, the future of the agribusiness industry remains on shaky ground - but proposed measures demanding agribusiness operators to open their books to the public, including how much debt they owe, could renew investor ...

Lonergan Edwards supports Premium buy-back

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
Valuation firm Lonergan Edwards & Associates said the Premium Investors proposed share buy-back scheme, which is set to be voted on next month, would be a fair outcome for shareholders. The independent experts report, commissioned by the Premium Investors ...

Super fund reporting to go online: ASIC

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
The country's financial regulator ASIC is giving super funds the go ahead to use the web as their default method of delivering annual fund information to members, as long as certain conditions are met. "We have decided that for this year we will allow ...

FPA launches PI insurance for members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) members will have more professional indemnity insurance options after the industry body selected Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) to launch its new Pro PI service. JLT is the largest insurance broker in the Asia ...

FPA to provide PI insurance to members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is calling for submissions to provide group indemnity insurance for its members by June this year. Jo-Anne Bloch, FPA chief executive, said prior to this action, planners would either find their own indemnity ...

Fundies find a loophole in money laundering law

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2007
On the eve of the implementation of the most significant provision of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act, the regulator Austrac has conceded that there is a big loophole in the law. Austrac issued a statement yesterday, saying ...

ASIC releases guide for unlisted debentures

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
ASIC has released its regulatory guide for unlisted debentures, following its industry consultation process in August. The initial August draft followed the collapse of Westpoint and Fincorp this year, which left investors with losses in the tens of ...

ASIC to tighten debenture regulations

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released a consultation paper proposing tighter regulation of the unlisted, unrated debenture market following the collapse of companies like Westpoint and ACR. The paper, unlisted, unrated ...

ASIC to update planner training guidelines

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is seeking feedback on proposals to update its training guidelines for financial planners. The proposed changes relate to Regulatory Guide 146 (RG 146), and take into account submissions to ...