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Westpac Online launches intl CFDs

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... investors exposed to the drawbacks of highly leveraged trades. Accordingly on November 17 ASIC released its Consultation Paper 146 including a draft regulatory guide where CFD providers will provide PDSs and ongoing disclosures requiring them to address ...

CFD newcomer backs tighter ASIC rules

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
... for CFDs so as to prevent investors from biting off more then they can chew. On November 17 ASIC released its Consultation Paper 146 including a draft regulatory guide where CFD providers will provide PDSs and ongoing disclosures requiring them to address ...

ASIC cracks down on CFD trading

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... investors understand the highly leveraged derivative products they trade. The corporate regulator released Consultation Paper 146 this morning, including a draft regulatory guide which proposes an ASIC benchmark-based disclosure model for CFDs. According ...

Fundies face tough ASIC scrutiny

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
ASIC released a new consultation 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 ...

Legal risks pose social media stumbling blocks

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
... social media, blogging, user comments and other sorts of interactive content. In March 2009 ASIC released a consultation paper on the regulation of internet discussion sites and set out ASIC's position on legal issues that surround internet discussion ...

CFD health check prompts more oversight

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... don't provide an appropriate outcome, according to ASIC. Specifically, the regulator said it is releasing a consultation paper with further information on disclosure benchmarks. However, CFD issuers will not have to comply with the benchmarks but must ...

End to unfair mortgage exit fees

ASIC AND CHOICE RELEASES  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
ASIC has released a consultation paper on new laws regulating mortgage early exit fees, which are unconscionable or unfair. The new paper, titled Mortgage early exit fees: Unconscionable fees and unfair contract terms (CP 135), contains proposals that ...

Gunns freezes MIS offerings

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... entered voluntary administration last month. The Australian Securities & Investments Commission released a consultation paper last month aimed to improving disclosure to retail investors by responsible entities of agribusiness schemes. The corporate ...

Debt disclosure to revive agribusiness

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... including how much debt they owe, could renew investor confidence. This week corporate regulator ASIC released a consultation paper on how agribusiness managed investment schemes (MIS) can improve their disclosure policies so that retail investors can ...

Treasury proposes mandatory governance principles

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... instead of the top 300 companies as part of a broader review of the audit industry. The Commonwealth Treasury's consultation paper, Audit Quality in Australia: A Strategic Review follows extensive research on the industry that included reports and studies ...