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ASIC silent on IOOF investigation

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has refused to confirm if it will investigate allegations of misconduct within IOOF's research and wealth management divisions. ASIC refused to answer questions by Financial Standard regarding ...

Frydenberg outlines tax changes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... Measures No.1) Bill 2015 streamlines the Offshore Banking Unit (OBU) regime to include commodities trading, leasing and securities lending and repurchasing agreements, while excluding trading equity in foreign subsidiaries of Australian banks. The reforms ...

PROFILE: EISS chief executive Alex Hutchison

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... Federal Police an opportunity knocked. An amalgamation of the State Corporate Affairs Commission and National Companies Securities Commission saw the birth of the Australian Securities Commission - later becoming ASIC. The newly formed commission wanted ...

K2 to list managed fund on the ASX

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
K2 Asset Management will list a version of its actively managed K2 Global Equities Fund on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The fund invests in globally listed equities, focusing on high quality stocks. The strategy is actively managed, index ...

China's surging funds management market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... especially given its restrictive tax structures for overseas domiciled investors and over reliance of the Australian Securities Market on resources stocks. Australia's market is, however, more diversified across asset classes than the Chinese and Hong ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... leading indexes of economic activity report. In equities news, Furniture retailer Adairs will debut on the Australian Securities Exchange. In Australia, the market on Tuesday was lower as investors exercised caution ahead of last-minute Greek debt negotiations ...

BT pays fines for misleading super statements

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
Australia's corporate watchdog said BT Funds Management recently paid more than $20,000 in fines. An Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) statement said BT paid two infringement notices for misleading statements contained in the online ...

Australian Unity to list office property fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
Australian Unity is proposing to list its office property fund on the Australian Securities Exchange. Announcing the proposal was Australian Unity real estate investment general manager, Mark Pratt, who said the fund's portfolio of properties has solid ...

US fiduciary rule fight not slowing down

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... fiduciary rules for financial advisers. Speaking to the Bipartisan Policy Center last month, the chief executive of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), Kenneth E Bentsen, Jr, said the argument is not about what 'fiduciary' ...

FIIG to arrange record bond issue

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... issue for a private business through a dual-tenor issue of $75-85 million. The issue, which will be arranged by FIIG Securities, comprises two types of bonds: Series A - minimum of $30 million of four year floating-rate notes, and Series B - minimum ...