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ASIC questions SMSF advice in proposed guidance

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
... superannuation funds (SMSF) investors in proposed guidance the regulator released today. "There is a need to improve the disclosure of information that may influence a decision to establish or switch to an SMSF," the regulator said. The consultation ...

Hedge fund maestro Hintze voices concern over regulation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
... over-complexity, profiteering and even criminality. These suspicions have mounted pressure on hedge funds to improve disclosure and justify their place in the investment universe. But a recent ASIC report concluded that the hedge fund industry, which ...

FSC anticipates different role for Senator Cormann

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
... issues the newly elected Coalition government would want to deal with include the rules surrounding portfolio holdings disclosure, where a case for a self-regulatory regime has been put forward; some clarity on the definition of retail and wholesale ...

Hedge fund industry calls for consistent global regulatory framework

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
... for improved transparency, unified global standards, manager authorisation and supervision, aggregated short position disclosure to regulators and new policies to reduce settlement failure. AIMA urged policymakers globally to seek a co-ordinated international ...

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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... funds are reacting to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC's) proposed new portfolio holdings disclosure requirements We also take a closer look at reporting season and look at how financial planners are tapping into the 80% of ...

Hedge funds fear 'draconian' disclosure rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... locked out of the best international private equity and hedge funds if the government's "draconian" portfolio holdings disclosure requirements go through unamended, representatives of the alternative investment industry have warned. Private equity, venture ...

Lonsec highlights hedge fund classification concerns

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
... increase the risk in their portfolios. ASIC Regulatory Guide 240, which was released in September 2012, aimed to raise disclosure requirements for hedge funds. The requirements had been due to take effect from May 2013, but in response to additional ...

ASIC puts stop order on misleading Trilogy PDS

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has put interim stop orders on the product disclosure statements (PDSs) for Trilogy Monthly Income Fund and Trilogy Melbourne Office Syndicate - Cheltenham, over concerns of the relevance of ...

ASIC concerned over "pockets" of poor SMSF advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... headed by himself and deputy chairman Peter Kell. ASIC has found cases of inadequate or lack of replacement product disclosure, inadequate or lack of insurance recommendations, inappropriate single asset class provided to investors, suitable alternatives ...

ASIC issues governance warning on local emerging market companies

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... issuer. The regulator said emerging market companies were more likely to have issues with corporate governance and disclosure and that investors should consider the risks before investing in an emerging market issuer. ASIC also said investors need to ...