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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 ...

Hedge fund forum to tackle tough questions

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... alternatives can regain their footing in the midst of the current financial turmoil. Speakers at the event will include Greg Medcraft, chair, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Craig Turnbull, chief investment officer, Local Government ...

ASIC commissioner new chief of FOS

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft thanked Tregillis for his work with ASIC. "As a commissioner, Shane worked on some of ASIC's most important projects through ...

ASIC jobs cut as responsibilities rise

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
... ASIC's budget has fallen to $350 million for the 2011-12 financial year, subject to a funding review, ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft told a Senate Estimates hearing. As a result, 155 jobs need to be cut. The 87 staff that have been given redundancies in ...

JB Global submits to independent review

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... houses and any organisation it considers to be a gatekeeper to the financial system in an effort to raise standards. Greg Medcraft, ASIC chairman, said investors must be able to confidently rely on the accuracy and appropriateness of information provided ...

Landmark case against board duty failure

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... suggestion the directors did not act honestly, they did fail to take all reasonable steps required of them. ASIC Chairman Greg Medcraft said yesterday the decision sent a clear message to boardrooms about corporate accountability and the danger of relying ...

ASIC moves to protect OTC retail investors

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... should have enough skin-in-the-game to commit to the success of the business and its compliance with laws," said Greg Medcraft, commissioner, ASIC. "Increasing numbers of Mum and Dad investors are trading in these products and it's important the interests ...

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 ...