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ASIC proposal exposes investors to default risk

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
... develop a listed corporate bond market, which aims to provide retail investors with access to corporate debt. The consultation paper proposes a shorter prospectus for bond offers and focusses on the terms of the offer and the ability for the issuer to ...

AFA calls for more consultation on education

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) said the Financial Planning Association of Australia's (FPA) education consultation paper includes some "good ideas" and called for a truly consultative approach to developing education standards. Richard Klipin ...

FPA board approves move away from commissions

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
... its members away from a commission-based model by July 2012. The FPA received more than 250 responses to its consultation paper "Financial Planner Remuneration" released in May, which helped the board develop the approved policy. "Our job is to ensure ...

Population explosion to reshape wealth and pension

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
... which was a policy option advocated in IFSA's response to the Australia's Future Tax System - Retirement Income Consultation Paper in March this year," said IFSA's new chief John Brogden in a media statement. "IFSA maintains that the best way to alleviate ...

ASIC reviews prospectus disclosure of CRAs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
... their work to be quoted they are protected from liability regarding the contents of prospectuses and PDSs. The consultation paper seeks to obtain more information about: how important credit ratings are to retail investors; how common is the use of credit ...

ASIC charts margin lending requirements

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
... dealing in margin lending products. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) released the Consultation Paper 108 Margin lending: training of financial advisers and Consultation Paper 109 Margin lending: Financial requirements. ASIC ...

UK planners face new advice regime

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... help consumers get 'independent advice', including an end to commission-based investment advice by 2012. The consultation paper on Retail Distribution Review (RDR) was released yesterday, following regulatory proposals flagged in November last year. ...

FPA recommends fee-for-service advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
... at a press briefing in Sydney this morning, FPA chief executive Jo-Anne Bloch said the FPA has submitted a consultation paper to the government outlining a host of remuneration policies that addressed fees for advice, soft dollar benefits and payments ...

Planners comment on EDR scheme

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... dispute resolution scheme. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) yesterday released a consultation paper proposing an update of the RG 139 & RG 165 legislation to increase the cap on compensation that can be awarded by an external ...

Industry backs ASIC 'super snapshot'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
Super fund industry bodies welcomed the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) consultation paper, declaring it will boost super fund member engagement and improve retirement savings. The consultation paper 101 Superannuation forecasts ...