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Instos bring ESG perspective to ASX companies

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... guidelines aimed at helping institutional investors and listed companies better engage on governance issues such as disclosure, remuneration, voting and environmental, social and governance factors (ESG). Easterbrook said that institutional investors ...

Industry resists full portfolio disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... It would be regulated by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission. Among the industry's fears were: full disclosure would compromise intellectual property; it would disclose commercially sensitive information; it would be too difficult to ...

Lawyer questions legality of FoFA amendments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... government's stated objectives for making the changes. Whiteley said the advice suggests the proposed changes on 'opt in,' fee disclosure and best interests would not be valid if enacted by regulation. "In light of this, industry super funds would suggest ...

ASIC extends short PDS relief

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has extended interim class order relief from the shorter product disclosure statement (PDS) regime for multi-funds, superannuation platforms and hedge funds. A class order has extended the relief ...

Sinodinos defends "speedy" FoFA legislation

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
... regulations will remain in place. The key amendments included removing the opt-in requirement, streamlining the annual fee disclosure requirements, amending the best interest duty to allow for scaled advice, exempting general advice from conflicted remuneration ...

FoFA reforms put professional standards at risk: Ripoll

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... legislation for consultation. The key amendments included removing the opt-in requirement, streamlining the annual fee disclosure requirements, amending the best interest duty to allow for scaled advice, exempting general advice from conflicted remuneration ...

Government releases FoFA draft legislation

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
... announcement on 20 December 2013. The key amendments include removing the opt-in requirement, streamlining the annual fee disclosure requirements, amending the best interest duty to allow for scaled advice, exempting general advice from conflicted remuneration ...

ATO considering tax haven reprieve

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014

FPA condemns FoFA fear mongers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
... notable reprieves for financial planners, including the removal of the opt-in requirement and the streamlining of fee disclosure statements. "We have seen a predictable reaction to these amendments from sectors of the superannuation product industry ...

ASX managed funds services gets ASIC nod

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
... give retail investors access to unlisted managed investment schemes without having to go through the lengthy product disclosure statement 'wet signature' procedures previously demanded. ASIC issued the class order granting ASX relief from this process ...