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ASIC investigations lead to charges, interim orders

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... as an employee at his former workplace. Jonathan Kur, who was an authorised representative for Hogan and Partners Stockbrokers Pty Ltd, appeared in court last week, charged with 16 counts of fraud worth $8.8 million, and one charge of dishonestly using ...

Financial Planners want level playing field on commissions

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
Stockbrokers should be subject to the same rules on conflicted remuneration and commissions as the rest of the financial services industry and not seek special dispensation, financial planners have said. Stockbrokers have reportedly asked to be exempted ...

Dark pools attract larger trades and ASIC

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... model would allow for larger trade sizes to appeal to a wider range of participants. However, in an address at the Stockbrokers Association of Australia Conference on May 26, ASIC commissioner, Shane Tregillis, compared dark pools to a pulp fiction ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
... In economics news on Tuesday, Reserve Bank of Australian deputy governor Ric Battellino addresses the 2011 Annual Stockbrokers Conference, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), issues data on new capital expenditure and expected expenditure ...

Platforms secure planners direct shares preference

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... per cent of planner respondents use investment platforms for direct equity trading, 42 per cent use full service stockbrokers for their share transactions and 37 per cent use an online broker. A remaining small use planning software or others means. ...

Zurich eyes platforms for growth

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
... groups and their approved lists," he said. Drennan said the major banks and their private banking networks, along with stockbrokers, will also be looked at as new business sources. "We're well represented [on] the more traditional platforms but they ...

Fundies face tough ASIC scrutiny

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
... paper yesterday seeking industry feedback on whether fund managers should be subject to the same rules that regulate stockbrokers when trading in share markets. This could see fund managers face tougher penalties if they fail to meet the regulator's ...

More planners bypass managed funds: study

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... listed investments only invested 7 per cent into managed funds. Johnston said that direct equities, once the domain of stockbrokers, is now a core part of a planner offering. Planners currently advising on direct shares expect to increase the proportion ...

St.George launches 360 cash products

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
... Longo, head of transaction banking at St.George Bank, said flexibility is key in the new products to give advisers and stockbrokers support to meet their client's needs. They also provide connectivity capabilities, real time access, and support from ...

Govt flags August for market supervision transfer

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... this year, a move that will open the door for more participants to enter the market. Speaking at the 2010 Annual Stockbrokers Conference yesterday, Chris Bowen, minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law, said no decision has been ...