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Two directors cop ASIC bans

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2006
... companies had breached the act by operating a managed investment scheme without registration, failing to provide a product disclosure statement for a financial product and operating a financial services business without an Australian financial services ...

Directors banned over unregistered schemes

... unregistered managed investments schemes, conducting business without an AFS license and offering securities without a disclosure document. However, the Court also noted that neither Dr Acker or Polanski had a prior history and it was not alleged that ...

Govt will not ban commissions: Pearce

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2006
... need to feel that they are getting value for money." Pearce added that with ongoing commitment to education and full disclosure, as well as the latest round of FSR refinements, he hoped to finally put to rest this latest industry regulatory hurdle. "I ...

MERs out of date and disclosure still an ordeal: Westbrook

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2006
... industry, chief executive officer of FuturePlus, Brett Westbrook, said that MERs would become a thing of the past but disclosure was still haunting us. Westbrook was recounting his long path through the superannuation industry to a room full of attendees ...

Mezzanine finance under fire: ASIC

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2006
... accused the two of aiding IFC in making offers of, and issuing, securities to investors while not having lodged an ASIC disclosure statement. The alleged offences took place between 9 May 2003 and 3 February 2004 and relate to over $1.88 million which ...

Multiplex to launch and list $640m office fund

... retail property investment fund managed outside Australia, according to Property Investment Research (PIR). The product disclosure statement (PDS) for the new fund will be lodged with ASIC by middle of next month and the Australian Stock Exchange listing ...

Fees are going up, but it wasn't meant to be

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2006
... total fee situation and no longer hiding behind the ambiguity of what is a fee versus what is a cost. This enhanced disclosure has in broad terms added 0.2 per cent to the average not for profit fund Total Expense Ratio (TER). For master trusts however ...

FPA stops short of backing member calls

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2006
... Tucker's calls for a broad switch to fee for service, but continued to fall back on the FPA principles, which promote fee disclosure and agreements between client and adviser. "It is clear that MLC and a number of other FPA members are moving in the ...

Life insurers and 25 AFSL holders under ASIC microscope

... taking institutions, 33 from life insurers and 37 from stockbrokers. The most common reasons given were related to disclosure obligations, incorrect fees and charges, statements of advice and unit pricing. As a result of the breach notifications, ASIC ...

Corp governance now a mainstream business imperative

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2006
... economies. Above all, the report said, investors want better company board structures, aligned executive pay, improved disclosure and bottom-line company and CEO performance. However, the study also found that a simplistic "one size fits all" approach ...