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Trio chair ban and Richard jailed

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... years while Astarra director, Shawn Richard, has been handed down a two and a half year jail sentence. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) accepted Andrews enforceable undertaking (EU) offer, whereby Andrews must not act in any ...

ETF provider wants to expand asset class range

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... managers even used ETFs to help achieve their portfolio goals, he said. There were 50 ETFs listed on the Australian Securities Exchange as of July, a 56.3% increase from the 32 ETFs listed in July 2010 according to the latest ASX ETF Monthly Report. ...

Hedge fund forum to tackle tough questions

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... in the midst of the current financial turmoil. Speakers at the event will include Greg Medcraft, chair, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Craig Turnbull, chief investment officer, Local Government State Super, Judith Posnikoff, managing ...

Money moves from listed managed investments to ETFs

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... listed managed investments and flooded into exchange traded commodities and funds over the last year, latest Australian Securities Exchange figures show. The ASX listed managed investments (LMI) monthly update for July showed listed investment companies ...

ASIC commissioner new chief of FOS

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... earlier in his career. Prior to this he was deputy managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft thanked Tregillis for his work with ASIC. "As a commissioner ...

ASIC looks to reshape retail advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
Client preference for scalable advice rather than a holistic approach has lead the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to propose a replacement regulatory guide. ASIC proposes that its Regulatory Guide 200 (RG 200) be replaced with a new ...

Aust fund managers passport to Japan

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... Financial Services Council (FSC) has been pursuing the introduction of a passport with Treasury and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) preparing a detailed options paper to be discussed at an upcoming APEC summit which outline ...

One year jail for Opes Prime directors

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... stockbroker's infamous collapse. 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 ...

ASIC jobs cut as responsibilities rise

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has axed 59 jobs in the year to May as part of 87 redundancies with a further 68 to go this financial year as part of a $10 million budget cut to the corporate watchdog, dependant on a funding review. ...

ASX carbon tax ready and willing

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
The strong outlook for carbon derivatives has placed the Australian Securities Exchange in prime position post-carbon tax, according to head of equities strategy, Morningstar. Ross Bird, head of equities strategy, Morningstar, said in his special report ...