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FOFA: Opt-in obligations, ASIC

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... significant new impost for advisers who are in regular contact with their clients," Shorten said. The reach of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will also extend further into the advice industry with the Government strengthening ...

ANZ shows increased profit and deposit growth

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... loan growth by $14 billion for the financial year to the end of June the bank said in its release to the Australian Securities Exchange. Ratings agencies have voiced concern about the reliance of Australia's Big Four banks on raising capital from offshore ...

Super funds need modern platforms to disclose holdings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... need to ditch their old legacy platforms, one of the world's biggest platform providers said yesterday. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) this week warned the industry that if it does not voluntarily develop transparency standards ...

ASX CEO search underway as results announced

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
The Australian Securities Exchange has shown modest full year results with the hunt for a new chief executive and managing director underway. Current head, Robert Elstone, is due to depart in October. In the ASX's full year results, statutory net profit ...

Fraud firm masquerades as financial advisors: ASIC alert

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has issued a warning on a fraudulent financial advisory firm. ASIC has shut down Frontline Financial Planning's website which posted the Australian company number and Australian financial services ...

Hedge fund forum delivers expert speakers next month

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... hedge fund industries at 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. ...

Count Financial powers ahead with large profit, juicy dividend

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... accounting firms, one financial planning firm and a financial advice dealer group. Count Financial told the Australian Securities Exchange yesterday that when earnings were normalized to remove these gains, net profit after tax was still up by 8% at ...

Super funds want a cost-benefit analysis on disclosure

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... investments in response to a new push by the corporate regulator for greater transparency in the industry. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) wants the superannuation industry to develop standards for portfolio disclosure so ...

Market dislocation shifts share trade to dark pools, ETFs

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... tripled in August compared with July, he said, a 300% increase compared with a 50% increase in volumes on the Australian Securities Exchange. Macqueen said institutions were looking for safer places to execute as high frequency traders had increased ...

ASIC warns CFD providers on margin calls, disclosure

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission warned that contracts-for-difference were high-risk products as it released new disclosure benchmarks for providers today. Greg Medcraft, ASIC chairman, told a press conference in Sydney that there ...