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Super industry collectively engages indigenous Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... Superannuation Summit held in Melbourne recently. The event is also backed by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) who presented its Indigenous Outreach Program (IOP) at the summit. The program highlighted practical ways the superannuation ...

Industry moves away from upfront commissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
... the end of 2018. Life insurance companies will need to report regularly to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on policy replacement data, starting 1 January 2016. The regulator will also review statements of advice (SoA) with ...

Labor now opposes advice Royal Commission

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
... following the release of the report of the inquiry into the performance of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). "For the meantime, the current Senate inquiry is the appropriate place to continue to examine the roles of ASIC, financial ...

Is now the time to buy IOOF?

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... information made public by Fairfax that the group may have failed to inform the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) about cases of misconduct by its head of advice research Peter Hilton. The stock was down 13% when the Market closed ...

ASIC silent on IOOF investigation

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has refused to confirm if it will investigate allegations of misconduct within IOOF's research and wealth management divisions. ASIC refused to answer questions by Financial Standard regarding ...

BT pays fines for misleading super statements

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... watchdog said BT Funds Management recently paid more than $20,000 in fines. An Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) statement said BT paid two infringement notices for misleading statements contained in the online advertising of BT ...

Ghost fund flogger banned

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... website an Exalt Managed Futures Fund, issued by manager Exalt Global Fund. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) found that the fund did not exist and had never existed and that the manager did not operate under any financial services ...

ASIC looking to introduce civil laws to punish corporates

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft has told a Senate Estimates hearing that the big six banks and regional counterparts have no excuse for poor corporate culture. During today's hearing Medcraft said ASIC ...

Banned for taking $4m from SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
... scheme in the US and British Virgin Islands outside of the jurisdiction of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). An ASIC investigation began in 2011 and found that Royale Capital and ActiveSuper were using investors' money to purchase ...

ASIC bans Macquarie representative

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) recently banned a former Macquarie Entities representative from providing financial services for five years. The ban was given to Brett O'Malley of Sunshine Beach, Queensland, after he engaged ...