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Foreign Exempt rules under review

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
... eligible. The ineligibility of Foreign Exempt companies - due to previously held concerns about the nature and timing of disclosure of corporate actions - is an anomaly for companies listed on developed markets whose disclosure requirements for corporate ...

From PDS doorstoppers to digests

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
In line with new government rules calling for shorter product disclosure statements, ING Australia has reduced the size of its PDSs for OneAnswer and OneCare products by 33 per cent. In August last year, the Federal Government legislated PDSs could ...

No standards, no deal

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... said the most important aspects the Standards should focus on are valuations, followed by risk management and then disclosure. "The hedge fund industry is at a turning point. Managers can voluntarily choose to adopt the best practice standards proposed ...

Short selling flaw lies in disclosure

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
... Despite concerns about the market impacts of short selling, the government has said the issue is around the lack of disclosure, not the practice. "I would like to stress that short selling is an important financial tool in promoting market efficiency ...

Getting ethics back on track

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
... know I'm on firm ground," he said. US-based Rogers commended the transparency of the product and adviser credentials disclosure system practiced in Australia, but stressed that applying the simple three-step acid test can go a long way towards building ...

AMP easywrite eases insurance pain

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
Financial planners can cut the time it takes to apply for a lump sum insurance policy for their clients by a third, after AMP updated its underwriting service. The automated service, easywrite, allows planners or customers to complete an application ...

Brushing up market integrity

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008
... margin loans and short selling, IFSA and ACSI have joined forces to outline their views on how market transparency and disclosure should be rendered. According to the Investment and Financial Services Association and Australian Council of Superannuation ...

Don't strangle sovereign funds: OECD

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
... restrictions. In addition, OECD said SWFs should endeavour to ease the concerns of countries via greater transparency, disclosure and accountability. "This will not only facilitate public acceptance of SWFs access to foreign markets but will also enhance ...

CARE joins Carbon Disclosure Project

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
CARE Super lobbies for better climate change policies after being the latest signatory to the Carbon Disclosure Project. Carbon Disclosure Project is a global not-for-profit group of 385 institutional investors that actively obtain information on company's ...

Better FHSAs needed for buyers

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
... advocates the FHSA but warns the structure of the account would be central to take-up by consumers. "Straightforward disclosure of fees will be critical and consumer testing - to ensure first home buyers understand any fees and charges - should be a ...