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Daily economic update

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) reported a 2.9 per cent fall in its skilled vacancies index in January, led by a 3.6 per cent decline in openings for trades. Automotive trades posted the biggest decline (9.2 per cent) in ...

ASIC too soft on AFSL applicants: Aud Gen

... sectors to the licensing sector in a bid to simplify the process and push more licenses through. The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) also reported that ASIC has blown the licensing budget they were allocated. ASIC soaked up almost twice the resources ...

AIOFP forms Westpoint Recovery Fund

An estimated 4,000 investors are reported to have been caught out in the $300 million Westpoint sinkhole after ASIC forced it to shut down its finance companies Ann Street Mezzanine and York Street. But the finger pointing has intensified with Westpoint ...

Advance Asset Management appoints head of product

... custody, accounting and relationship management aspects of global clients. She also spent eight years with Ernst & Young in audit and insolvency. Kate Mulligan, managing director of Advance, commented that, "Keryn's experience and track record of working ...

Companies make smooth IFRS transition: ASIC

Australian companies have made a smooth transition to the Australian equivalent to IFRS, according to an ASIC review into the implementation of the new reporting standards. Jeffrey Lucy, chairman of ASIC, released ASIC's findings. "Transition to AIFRS ...

Saint to solve the SMSF investment strategy nightmare

Financial services group St Clair hopes to reduce the investment strategy paperwork for trustees of Self Managed Super Funds (SMSFs). Dr Norman Sinclair, managing director of St Clair Financial Services, says SMSF trustees need help cutting through ...

Funds resolve ASIC disclosure issues

Several superannuation funds have responded to ASIC's direction for improvements to disclosure documents, saying the "minor" changes have been made and no members had been disadvantaged. ASIC last week issued a statement calling on four superannuation ...

ASIC complaint is minor: Health Super

Health Super, responding to an ASIC direction to improve insurance disclosure, says the areas requiring improvement are minor and have caused no detriment to members. But Health Super have said are, and will fully, co-operate with ASIC. In a statement ...

ASIC chairman talks about governance and er, bullfrogs

... to avoid turning into a bullfrog, Lucy suggested it should strengthen its corporate governance structures and ensure the audit committee is independent. "At the same time, ASIC can play its part and will. But more than anything, managing the risk of ...

Risk-Easy debuts with more than 120 dealers in books

In a clear sign of the growing demand for risk management outsourcing, risk advice and administration services provider Risk-Easy has signed up more than 120 dealer groups and financial adviser clients since its June launch. Risk-Easy's founding managing ...