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ASIC reviews misleading promotion of hybrids

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
... Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), according to the regulator's chairman Greg Medcraft. Speaking at the Stockbrokers Association of Australia's annual conference, Medcraft said that ASIC is currently reviewing the promotion of activities ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
Australian stocks are weaker, with heavy falls by iron ore miners dragging down the overall market. Stockbrokers had been forecasting a positive start to the week on the back of gains on Wall Street on Friday but heavy falls in the price of iron ore ...

SPAA and Macquarie to investigate SMSFs

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... business models in a newly launched survey that is targeting financial advisers, accountants, administrators and stockbrokers. The findings of the survey will be shared through a comprehensive report to be launched at the SPAA State Technical Conferences ...

Bell Potter adviser banned for dishonest conduct

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... investors and consumers can be confident and informed and a big part of this is making sure gatekeepers, such as stockbrokers, do the right thing and comply with the law. When they don't, ASIC will take action."

Regulation remains unclear a month out from FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
... today in Sydney. Some of the aspects that need to be clarified are around grandfathering and conflicted remuneration, stockbrokers and brokerage fees, intra fund advice being removed from the opt-in obligation, FoFA requirements on advice to offshore ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
... expected to release its first half results. Origin Energy managing director Grant King is among the speakers at the Stockbrokers Association of Australia annual conference in Sydney. The local market closed at a six-week low on Thursday, with the benchmark ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... Wesfarmers chief executive Richard Goyder and ASX chief executive Elmer Funke Kupper are among the speakers at the Stockbrokers Association of Australia annual conference in Sydney. The local market closed flat on Wednesday, with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

ESG RA to award best stockbroking research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
Australian equities stockbrokers who have excelled in the field of ESG research will be acknowledged in an awards ceremony to be held in Sydney later this month. The fourth annual ESG Research Australia Awards Luncheon is being held on 27 March (Wednesday) ...

HNW clients give brokers the 'thumbs down'

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
Failure by stockbrokers to adapt models to target what matters most to high net worth (HNW) clients has seen an exodus from traditional relationships. While the GFC and market volatility resulted in risk and capital protection being ranked most highly ...

BetaShares launches BEAR Fund

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... said the BEAR Fund is likely to have broad appeal to market participants ranging from retail, financial advisers, stockbrokers and fund managers with long only mandates. "The practice of shorting individual stocks, for example, can be difficult and expensive ...