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Debt disclosure to revive agribusiness

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... regulator ASIC released a consultation paper on how agribusiness managed investment schemes (MIS) can improve their disclosure policies so that retail investors can make informed decisions on their agribusiness investments. This follows the spectacular ...

BlackRock SMA tops $500m

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... BlackRock's Customised Portfolio Service has reached $500 million in FUA and launched 84 investment models across 34 product disclosure statements in under five years in operation. Scott Phillips, BlackRock's director and head of retail at BlackRock ...

Commission on risk products should continue: FPA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
... The five principles on planner remuneration is aimed at better understanding, comparability and transparency in the disclosure of insurance fees. They include: consumers must be able to understand the fees they are paying; able to compare the fees they ...

Instos still lukewarm on climate change risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
... carbon, a survey shows. The joint survey by industry group AIST and the Climate Institute, called the Asset Owners Disclosure Project, released today, has given an unprecedented insight into how super funds view climate change risks but, more importantly ...

Future Fund behind Azerbaijan on transparency

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
... Fund governance, accountability and investment practices. In addition, the fund continues to develop its approach to disclosure and recently confirmed that it will shortly be providing a summary of how it exercises its proxy voting rights in Australia. ...

SuperAlphaFund closes shop in Australia

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
... managed futures giant came to the decision after being unable to reach a compromise with the regulator on the public disclosure document for its Australian product, Super Alpha Fund 1. "ASIC seems to be under extreme pressure concerning their handling ...

ASIC blocks Tankstream

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
... unlisted scheme for which Tankstream is the responsible entity. In ASIC's view, Tankstream's offer documents and product disclosure statement (PDS) relating to the PPT did not adequately disclose information required under the Corporations Act (the Act). ...

AMP planners back fee for service APL

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
... Licensees. Helmich also said the financial planning division continues to work closely with fund managers on their product disclosure statements (PDS) to ensure the network can deliver a fee-based service to clients. "They've got some changes to do and ...

ASIC enforces AFSLs for margin lenders

ASIC RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... services and clarity around responsibility for notifying clients in the case of a margin call. The new conduct and disclosure requirements for issuers and advisers of margin lending facilities, and the new responsible lending and margin call notification ...

The audacity of Mark Bouris and Ray Miles

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
... conventional wraps, master trusts and multi-managers. The syndicate wants more control over pricing, transparency and disclosure, and the investment menus available. Toby Potter, chair of the industry body for managed accounts, IMAP, said Bouris and ...