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Trio chair ban and Richard jailed

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
Former chairman and director of failed super trustee Trio Capital, David Andrews, is to be excluded from the financial services industry for nine years while Astarra director, Shawn Richard, has been handed down a two and a half year jail sentence. ...

Hedge fund forum to tackle tough questions

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
Economic opportunities in the $1.3 trillion superannuation industry, the regulatory environment and opportunities for hedge funds in Asia are all up for discussion in the upcoming AIMA Australia Australian Hedge Fund Forum. On September 13, AIMA Australia ...

ASIC commissioner new chief of FOS

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
ASIC commissioner, Shane Tregillis, was appointed as new chief of the Financial Ombudsman Service, replacing departing chief Colin Neave. Tregillis will move into the Melbourne-based role from August 26. Neave did not move to be reappointed into the ...

ASIC jobs cut as responsibilities rise

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has axed 59 jobs in the year to May as part of 87 redundancies with a further 68 to go this financial year as part of a $10 million budget cut to the corporate watchdog, dependant on a funding review. ...

JB Global submits to independent review

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
Investment services firm JB Global will submit to an independent review of 100 personal advice files after the Australian Securities and Investment Commission imposed new licence conditions on the company. JB Global will also offer remediation to any ...

Landmark case against board duty failure

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
ASIC's case could set a precedent with which all Australian board behaviour, responsibilities and financial obligations can be compared. The Federal Court has made a landmark decision in the case against eight directors and former executives of Centro ...

ASIC moves to protect OTC retail investors

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) is stepping up its scrutiny on issuers of over the counter (OTC) derivatives, in order to safeguard the investments of a rising retail client base. ASIC has released a consultation paper seeking ...

Swan names new ASIC, ACCC heads

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
ASIC commissioner Greg Medcraft and economist Rod Sims have been recommended as new regulatory heads by Treasurer Wayne Swan. In a statement from the Treasury, current ASIC commissioner Greg Medcraft has been put forward as the next ASIC chairman in ...

ASIC call to improve planner education

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
Financial planners may have to undergo a new training and assessment framework, which includes certification exams and update reviews every three years, if latest proposals from the financial services regulator go ahead. A consultation paper submitted ...

ASIC starts shadow shopping

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
The Australian Securities and Investments Commissions (ASIC) will look at the "quality" of retirement financial advice available to consumers in a new shadow shopping exercise that will start this year. ASIC will begin shadow shopping research to judge ...