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ASIC tightens advice advertising

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
Financial services industry faces tighter restrictions as ASIC releases a consultation paper and draft regulatory guide containing best practice guidance for the advertising of financial products and advice. Greg Medcraft, ASIC chairman, told media ...

FOFA: Opt-in obligations, ASIC

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... financial advice industry have been announced with opt-in, the banning of commissions, new powers for ASIC and a consultation paper on the term 'financial planner' outlined in the first tranche of draft legislation of the Future of Financial Advice today. ...

Industry body applauds move to define financial planners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
The government will release a public consultation paper on defining the term 'financial planner' by law, obliging advisers to prove their credentials before offering services to clients. The Treasury has drawn praise from industry bodies for announcing ...

Submissions open on excess super contribution cap refund rules

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
... can have their say on the excess contributions cap reprieve after Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten released a consultation paper yesterday. Under the contributions cap, super fund members under the age of 50 can contribute up to $25,000 to their superannuation ...

ASIC looks to reshape retail advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... said it found one-third of Australians now prefer scalable advice and as such the regulator has released a consultation paper to provide guidance on how scalable advice can be provided in the advice industry. ASIC's Consultation Paper 164 Additional ...

ASFA: carbon tax implications on super rebates

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
... tax-free threshold as part of the carbon tax has super association support, but questions have been raised in a consultation paper from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) In line with the introduction of the carbon tax, the Federal ...

Govt to refund super tax for 3.5 million

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... forward estimates," said Shorten. The changes are detailed in a discussion paper released today by Shorten. The consultation paper can be accessed from www.treasury.gov.au.

ASIC draft moves FEX closer to reality

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... tradeable products within the commodity, energy and environmental asset classes. Yesterday ASIC released a consultation paper proposing new market integrity rules that apply to FEX should they receive approval for an Australian market licence, which ...

ASIC moves to protect OTC retail investors

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... (OTC) derivatives, in order to safeguard the investments of a rising retail client base. ASIC has released a consultation paper seeking feedback on the financial requirements for issuers, with a particular focus on the net tangible assets they have in ...

ASIC call to improve planner education

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... and update reviews every three years, if latest proposals from the financial services regulator go ahead. A consultation paper submitted by the Australian Securities and Investments Commissions (ASIC) proposes to amend current frameworks to create uniform ...