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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 ...

Government releases FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013
... Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation, which include the removal of the opt-in requirement and the streamlining of fee disclosure statements. The amendments are in line with the proposal that the Coalition released during the September 2013 federal election ...

LGS carbon screening possible, but not imminent

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
... its sustainable investment practices and maintained its AAA rating as part of the Climate Institute's Asset Owner's Disclosure Project (AODP). This project assesses how 458 of the world's biggest investors, including many pension funds, are managing ...

Australia's whistleblowing regime far from best-practice

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
... for "a clear and effective compensations provision" and to extend whistleblower protections to those who take their disclosure to third parties or the media. "This is a major gap. Extension of protections to these circumstances is now widely regarded ...

High frequency trading improves market fairness

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
... Commission (ASIC) taskforce into HFT said in March that fears are unfounded, the regulator has recently introduced new disclosure rules in a bid to improve transparency. Professor Aitken said that policy mechanisms, including trading rules, surveillance ...

MySuper authorisations hit 100

ALICE URIBE, ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013

ASIC urges transparency on fund manager surveys

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013

FPA to lobby against FoFA redundancy

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... legislation. "Opt-in is redundant in a fee-for-service world where advisers have a best interest duty and where fee disclosure statements are required," FPA chief executive Mark Rantall said. "To add that additional piece of red tape on advisers is inappropriate ...

CFSGAM commits to published stewardship principles

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... to ensure that client interests are at the core of its investment process. Designed to be compliant with the current disclosure requirements for the UK and other stewardship codes, the principles guide CFSGAM's approach to managing conflicts of interest ...

MySuper authorisations hit 99

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... handling superannuation compliance, it will make implementation of other StrongSuper reforms such as trustee and portfolio disclosure very complex, Rainmaker said.