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Govt overhauls consumer credit regulation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... lenders'. In phase one of the action plan, which should be in place by mid next year, the Commonwealth will now assume responsibility for key credit regulation, the Uniform Consumer Credit Code (UCCC) - replacing existing State legislation. Finance regulator ...

Markets are a public good: PM

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
... homes, and whose standard of living depends on it. "It is governments rather than speculators that have the central responsibility for determining the rules that govern the way markets work," explained the prime minister. The prime minister said we collectively ...

Symantec ramps up CSR

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... growing list of companies articulating their environmental policies - all mapped out in its first ever corporate responsibility report released this year. Among the group's key corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives this year include consolidating ...

IOOF profits down

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
... MacarthurCook become the preferred direct property and mortgage investment manager of IOOF. It will also assume management responsibility of IOOF's direct property fund. Robinson added that IOOF will continue hunting for acquisition opportunities in ...

ASX firms snub climate change

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... 'very high' impact on climate change. While one third of those high impact firms publicly recognised the company's responsibility to address climate change, just five per cent publicly committed or disclosed a quantitative target to reduce the impact ...

NZ rules to target 'simple needs' investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... provide for both... We are working on a process of certification for institutions which would leave them with the responsibility to identify which employees or agents need to be individually authorised by the Securities Commission, because they give ...

Ex-Allianz Global retail head joins S&P

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... research. Milton will report to the head of fund services, Mark Hoven and will assume primary analytical and management responsibility for S&P's Fund Research team. Milton starts later this month and will be based in Sydney. Milton has over 21 years' ...

ABS cutbacks bad idea

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
... particularly from high growth areas like superannuation and investment, for which APRA has statistical data collection responsibility.

IOOF buys 13pc stake in MacarthurCook

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
... the preferred direct property and mortgage investment manager of the IOOF Group. It will also assume management responsibility of IOOF's direct property fund. Meanwhile, the $200 million MacarthurCook Mortgage Fund will be rebranded the IOOF MacarthurCook ...

Schroders AP fund on hold

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... opportunities", according to a statement released by S&P. Louisa Lo, Schroders head of equities - Asia ex-Japan, took over responsibility for the fund effective May 26, 2008. "Schroders has a well-resourced team in Asia, with 12 portfolio managers and ...