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AMP Capital Investors opens door to China securities

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2006
... through non-mainland stock exchanges," said Kevin Talbot, director, investments Asia, AMP Capital Investors. The product disclosure statement was lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission yesterday and AMP Capital Investors hopes ...

Family banned by ASIC and AFSL revoked

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
... advice, breaching the Corporations Act. ASIC's deputy executive director of enforcement, Allen Turton, said incomplete disclosure or information on statements of advice meant clients were not able to make informed choices. "Financial advisers and licensees ...

ASIC clearing guidlines will segment the service chain

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2006
Superannuation clearing house providers will now have to provide employers with product disclosure statements (PDS) after a recent Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) review found that they fall under the financial services licensing ...

NZ securities reforms pass legislature

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2006
... market manipulation, simplification of the substantial security holder regime, improving investment adviser and broker disclosure laws, and a complete overhaul of the size and range of penalties available to the regulator. The total super of the New ...

Product complexity blamed for systemic errors

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2006
... analysing its investigations into 70 systemic issues over the past four years. Other problem areas are poor or ambiguous disclosure, computer error and rogue staff. The BFSO has been able to address systemic issues only in recent years as its terms of ...

Clearing houses need to be licensed: ASIC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2006
... expects providers of superannuation clearing houses and electronic payment facilities to comply with the licensing and disclosure provisions of the Corporations Act." Providers that are not currently licensed should take steps to obtain an Australian ...

Industry funds warn on master trust switching

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
... said. Weaven also took a swipe at master trusts who claim their actual fees may be lower than listed in the product disclosure statement. "Master trusts claim they offer lower fees than those published in their product disclosure statements. We call ...

AXA makes billing easier for advisers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
... believe there is room for both remuneration models, depending on the client's preference, so long as there is full disclosure." AXA said the service allows clients to clearly see which method of payment would suit their circumstances and gives advisers ...

Fees versus commission not an issue

... debate is much ado about nothing according to an online survey which found that majority of financial planners say it's disclosure that counts. A Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich Australia) online survey of financial advisers has found that ...

Scam targets ethnic community

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... www.fido.gov.au to ensure the scheme is not listed there and, finally, ask the promoter of the scheme for a product disclosure statement which must clearly and concisely detail all relevant information.