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Pam McAlister joins the Greenfields team

... governance at Australian Unity. Prior to that, she was deputy executive director of the FSR division at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. McAlister was also a partner in the funds management group at Freehills and was a part-time ...

FPA and ASIC warn consumers to defend against fraudsters

... Financial Planning Association (FPA) has warned Australians to check that their adviser is licensed, while the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has launched a free e-newsletter to arm investors with information about fraudulent ...

ASIC and NZ corporate regulator sign cooperation deal

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) and the New Zealand Companies Office have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work towards greater regulatory cooperation between the two countries. The MOU was signed by the registrar ...

New guide to short and sweet PDS

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has finally issued an industry guide in an attempt to clean up 'over-disclosure' and keep the message short and sweet. The draft policy statement, Better prospectus disclosure, gives advice ...

Unit pricing the right way

... pricing good practice guide. The regulators, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), hope the guide will help avoid the unit pricing errors and scandals that have plagued ...

ING launches offshore property fund

... Australia, it will be run by ING's US-based specialist investment manager ING Clarion. The fund may invest in Australian securities but will be set against the UBS Global Real Estate Investors (ex Australia) Total Return Index ($A hedged). Ritson Ferguson ...

Financial advice quality is improving: CPA Australia

... the objectives it set out to address. This finding is also consistent with statements just released the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). "The FSRA's objective was to improve the quality of financial advice, raise disclosure standards ...

Host-Plus accepts undertaking from ASIC

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has accepted an enforceable undertaking from the trustee of the Host-Plus superannuation fund, Host-Plus Pty Ltd (Host-Plus). The enforceable undertaking relates to future projections outlined in ...

ASIC and IAG resolve premium problems

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and an Insurance Australia Group (AIG) subsidiary company have resolved problems associated with policy discounts offered to customers caused by computer system problems. The deal involves ...

ASIC issues guidance on general advice warning and SOAs

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued an example Statement of Advice (SOA) and released a proposal to reduce the repetition of advice warning for Australian financial services licensees and their representatives. The ...