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ASIC reviews One Big Switch, bans adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
A report to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) identifies that One Big Switch contained potentially false and misleading statements in recent insurance campaigns. Appointed by ASIC to review One Big Switch's compliance with ...

Super industry collectively engages indigenous Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... the inaugural Indigenous Superannuation Summit held in Melbourne recently. The event is also backed by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) who presented its Indigenous Outreach Program (IOP) at the summit. The program highlighted ...

Wilson HTM shareholders approve acquisition

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... last step of a process that has seen ASX-listed Wilson HTM Investment Group (WIG) transfer its shareholdings in the securities business to a new corporate vehicle known as Wilson HTM Securities and Advisory. This business will be owned by staff (40%) ...

Sherwin principal faces court for SMSF fraud

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
... self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustees to lose $10 million. Sherwin was also chairman of failed business Wickham Securities and was banned from financial services for two years in September 2013. The business director appeared in the Brisbane ...

Australia's largest unrated bond issue closes at $85m

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
... largest unrated bond issue by rail freight operator SCT Logistics has closed its $85 million offer oversubscribed. FIIG Securities acted as sole originator for the dual-tenor issue, which comprised a four-year floating rate note series of $30 million ...

Industry moves away from upfront commissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
... all of these measures by the end of 2018. Life insurance companies will need to report regularly to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on policy replacement data, starting 1 January 2016. The regulator will also review statements ...

Rubik appoints general manager from IOOF

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
... growth. He was most recently state manager at IOOF and has also held senior business development roles at Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and DKN Financial Group. In these roles, Hraiki focussed on distribution, platforms, investments and recruitment ...

Labor now opposes advice Royal Commission

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
... institutions in July 2014, following the release of the report of the inquiry into the performance of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). "For the meantime, the current Senate inquiry is the appropriate place to continue to examine ...

Is now the time to buy IOOF?

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... as the market reacted to information made public by Fairfax that the group may have failed to inform the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) about cases of misconduct by its head of advice research Peter Hilton. The stock was down ...

Medcraft sticks up for asset managers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... managers would be like "creating a square peg for a round hole," according to ASIC and International Oraganization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) chair Greg Medcraft. Speaking in his capacity as the head of IOSCO, Australia's top financial regulator ...