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Opus Capital offers EU olive branch to ASIC

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... the integrity of the financial requirements for AFS licensees that operate registered schemes," said ASIC Chairman Greg Medcraft. "The consequences of failing to meet licensee standards should be clear to all and will be strictly enforced." As the issue ...

ASIC opens dialogue with hedge funds

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
Greg Medcraft told the Alternative Investment Association (AIMA) Australian Hedge Fund Forum in Sydney that greater regulatory focus on the hedge fund industry is a post-GFC fact of life, but that it is part of a new dialogue. The new ASIC chairman ...

ASIC surveillance sharpens focus on AFS licensees

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... Surveillance Program and enabled us to identify which organisations to monitor and what industry risks to prioritise," said Greg Medcraft, chairman, ASIC. ASIC said that disclosure alone will not always satisfy a licensee's obligations to manage conflicts ...

ASIC warns CFOs after Westpoint sentencing

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... officers must ensure that any representations made by them to financiers, on behalf of companies, are accurate," said Greg Medcraft, chairman, ASIC. "To date ASIC has pursued a wide range of actions and remedies concerning Westpoint against gatekeepers ...

WA adviser receives jail sentence and reparations

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... Goldenberg pleaded guilty to 39 counts of breaching his duties as a director of Mortimer Close. ASIC Chairman, Mr Greg Medcraft, said Goldenberg put his own interests ahead of the company and investors and in doing so, had breached a fundamental responsibility ...

Opus licence decision overturned

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... reinforces the integrity of the financial requirements for AFS licensees that operate registered schemes,' ASIC Chairman Greg Medcraft said. 'Deferred tax assets are not readily realisable or available should a licensee fail.' ASIC imposes financial ...

ASIC tightens advice advertising

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... and draft regulatory guide containing best practice guidance for the advertising of financial products and advice. Greg Medcraft, ASIC chairman, told media this morning that the industry needed to recognise consumers don't make decisions based on disclosure. ...

Hedge fund forum delivers expert speakers next month

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... 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. Famous speakers include Judith Posnikoff, managing ...

ASIC warns CFD providers on margin calls, disclosure

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... 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 was an issue with television ads that target the mass retail ...

Trio chair ban and Richard jailed

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... therefore it's inappropriate for him to be involved in the financial services industry or act as director," said Greg Medcraft, ASIC chairman. Meanwhile in today's news reports, former investment manager director of Astarra, Shawn Richard, was found ...