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Cooper Review unveils MySuper, officially

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... government passes the relevant legislation. For example, the Review calls for adjustments to the SIS Act, the overarching law for all things super, so that super funds can carry through the reforms. Contained in the report is a proposal to introduce ...

D'Aloisio nominated Joint Forum chair

COMPANY RELEASES  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
Tony D'Aloisio, chair at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has been nominated chair of the Joint Forum, a body that works closely with three of the biggest finance organisations in the world. The Joint Forum, which supports ...

Parlie inquiry into sales commissions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... radio this morning, Senator Ripoll said, "I find it difficult to understand how anybody could advise let's say an older Australian who might be close to their retirement years to risk their whole life savings and re-mortgage their house or risk their ...

Fin services escapes consumer law reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... will explicitly exempt financial services, where consumer protections are assigned to overlapping jurisdictions of the Australian Securities and Investments Commissions (ASIC) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). The exemption is ...

Fed Govt creates financial services task force

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
... services advice and disclosure issues. The Financial Services Working Group includes senior officers from Treasury, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Department of Finance and Deregulation to ensure all solutions are ...

Consumer code needs overhaul

... markets and issues are increasingly national in character and therefore more responsibility should reside with the Australian Government," it said. The Commission estimates that its package of reform measures could provide savings of between $1.5 billion ...

ASIC amends stance on wholesale foreign financial service providers

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has revised its policy document covering the relief it will grant to wholesale foreign financial service providers (FFSP) who are monitored by international regulatory bodies from the financial ...

Ageing population places more fiscal pressure on the Government

... country the next 40 years. The report forecasts expenditure pressures will lead to a total rise in fiscal pressure on all Australian governments of 6.4 per cent by the year 2044/45. The study indicates that the Federal government will be responsible ...

New guidelines on conflicts for AFS applicants

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has incorporated the most recent legislative changes relating to conflicts of interest into its licensing regime with updates to its licensing guides. The conflicts management obligations are ...

New challenges keep coming, says ASIC chairman

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2004
... organisation was facing challenges in overseeing companies as they battle to meet their new reporting obligations. Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Jeff Lucy said several new challenges were affecting Australian companies ...