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ASIC call to improve planner education

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... required to increase consumer confidence in the financial advice industry and to encourage professionalism," said Greg Medcraft, ASIC Commissioner. The recommendations follow the ASIC review of RG 146 and consultations with industry associations. Deen ...

ASIC starts shadow shopping

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... decisions about their retirement and get quality retirement advice to make the most of their retirement savings," said Greg Medcraft, ASIC Commissioner. An expert reference group from both industry and consumer groups will assist ASIC to determine what ...

ASIC withdraws property fund licence

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... ongoing basis and will take steps to cancel a licence if a licensee is unable to meet these requirements," said Greg Medcraft, Commissioner, ASIC. Devgroup has the right to lodge an application within 28 days of receiving the details of the decision ...

Shorten unveils advisory panel

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
... Gillard Government's Future of Financial Advice reforms," Shorten said. The members of the panel are as follows: Greg Medcraft, Commissioner, ASIC Brian Bissaker, CEO, Colonial First State Daniel Brammell Director, Brocktons Independent Advisory Antony ...

ASIC cracks down on CFD trading

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... will need to adhere to the new standards, ASIC declined to include exchange-traded products under the new regime. Greg Medcraft, ASIC commissioner, said investors may not necessarily understand the risks of trading CFDs due to product complexity - however ...

CFD health check prompts more oversight

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... understand how CFDs work and are aware of the very significant risks when trading these complex financial products," said Greg Medcraft, ASIC commissioner. ASIC is proposing a number of recommendations for the CFD market including disclosure benchmarks ...

Gunns freezes MIS offerings

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... ensure that retail investors are better informed about all agribusiness schemes and the risks associated with them," Greg Medcraft, ASIC commissioner said.

ASF names former S&P head as CEO

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
... Forum has appointed former Standard & Poor's managing director, Chris Dalton, as chief executive. Dalton replaces Greg Medcraft, who was appointed commissioner at Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in December last year. Dalton worked ...

RMBS market on brink of collapse

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... the mercy of the big banks as the only remaining mortgage lenders. "The RMBS market is dying on the vine," said Greg Medcraft, chief executive of the Australian Securitisation Forum (ASF). Medcraft said confidence among institutional lenders, being the ...

Super funds to resurrect ailing RMBS

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... compared with $45 billion in the first half of 2007," noted the RBA's Financial Stability Report for March 2008. Greg Medcraft, executive director and chief executive of the newly-established industry body Australian Securities Forum (ASF) acknowledged ...