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Research houses in regulatory spotlight

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... Financial Markets Association (AFMA) and Stockbrokers Association of Australia (SAA). In June, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services decided to inquire into the collapse of Trio Capital with particular reference to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... (financial markets) Guy Debelle and RBA head of domestic markets, John Broadbent, appear before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services at a hearing at Parliament House in Sydney in its inquiry into the access to finance ...

Poor advice fine to reach $200k

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... Australian Securities and Investments Commissions (ASIC). Previously, ASIC made a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) on Corporations and Financial Services' Inquiry into financial products and securities in Australia. Their submission ...

MLC appoints Bleakley as external director

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... Financial Planning and NAB Financial Planning. This appointment comes after MLC's submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) into Financial Services and Products, which recommended licensee boards should hold a majority of external directo ...

Ripoll recommends investor compensation fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
The Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) said the government should investigate launching a "last resort statutory compensation fund" to cover financial advice licensee failings. The committee received a number of submissions from the regulator and Financial ...

Planners brace for fiduciary revolution

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... significantly step up its shadow shopping and adviser policing activities. Bernie Ripoll, chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services, handed down his Committee's 246 page report into financial products and services ...

PJC points finger at Storm model

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
The Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) has found the lack of information that banks could provide on margin loan accounts "deeply troubling" but also found Storm Financial's investment model significantly contributed to the problem. The PJC said while ...

Perceived conflicts lethal to planners

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
... corrupt politicians has led to a different perception." His statements come only days before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services issues its report regarding the recent high-profile collapses and make their recomme ...

MLC appoints Gupta to board

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... Investors, Murdoch Books and Quintessence Labs. His appointment follows MLC's submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee Inquiry into Financial Services and Products, which said licensee boards of affiliated businesses should comprise of majority ...

MLC FUM falls 19pc, in-force premiums rise

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... taking a lead in building trust in the financial planning industry by making a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee Inquiry into Financial Services and Products. In addition, the business also announced that Garvan/MLC Financial Planning and ...