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ASIC calls for comment on MIS liquidity

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued a consultation paper proposing revised guidelines for managed investment schemes (MIS) and the liquidity responsibilities of managers. The paper addresses MIS manager responsibilities ...

Another stellar year for the index

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
... per cent in 2005. Jason Hill, director of Standard & Poor's Index Services Australia who partners with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) to construct the index, said a further highlight was the index "breaking through the symbolic 6,000 level ...

Citigroup not guilty of insider trading

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
... Toll shares in the lead-up to the much publicised Toll takeover bid. Following allegations brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the Federal Court found Citigroup did not engage in insider trading and did not contravene ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
... for May quarter are due today. And in the Federal Court in Sydney, a decision will be handed down in the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) insider trading case against Citigroup. The Australian stock market closed sharply lower ...

Most finance executives support ESG reporting

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
... mandatory reporting based on the UN ESG principles. Reflecting these results, nearly 90 per cent agreed the Australian Securities Exchange or the Australian Securities and Investments Commission should provide some form of guidance in this reporting. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
... for May quarter are due today. And in the Federal Court in Sydney, a decision will be handed down in the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) insider trading case against Citigroup. The Australian stock market closed sharply lower ...

ASIC revises regulations for AFS license holders

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2007
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released two policy updates revising the regulations around the calculation of surplus liquid funds and adjustments for underwriters dealing with statutory exposure periods. The updates ...

ASIC review to streamline IDPS rules

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2007
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is undertaking its first ever review of the rules around licensing for Investor Directed Portfolio Services (IDPS) which it hopes will simplify some of their operating rules and reduce barriers ...

Advisers have 30 days to issue SoA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has extended the period in which an adviser can provide a Statement of Adive (SoA) from five to 30 days to cope with the frenzy of activity around the new super rules. ASIC said it had responded ...

SEQUAL to boost reach through education

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
... reach and understanding of reverse mortgages by brokers and planners. This focus on education comes as the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) recently criticised brokers for misleading advertising. Currently, 47 per cent of reverse ...