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Europe fails at fee disclosure

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
... core challenges for the European fund industry is fee transparency, or lack thereof. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has "hormonised the definition and communication fund fees towards investors", however no single definition of the Total Expense ...

Regulators tighten grip on hedge funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
The US' Securities and Exchange Commission and UK's Financial Services Authority have announced plans to explore common reporting and regulations of hedge funds - developments that could set the template for Australian hedge fund regulation. The two ...

Beware the leveraged ETF

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
... to US ETF investors have been dire enough that the products caught the attention of the US' Securities and Exchange Commission. "You could create a leverage product that last for longer than a day, maybe even a month. "But we don't have those products ...

Pres Obama proposes sweeping regulatory reforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
... assets under management exceed some modest threshold should be required to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Investment Advisers Act. "The advisers should be required to report information on the funds they manage that ...

Fee disclosure for intermediaries: CalPERS

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
... engagement. Placement agents are also required to register as broker-dealers with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) or CalPERS would decline the opportunity to retain or invest ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
... quarterly production report. Progen Pharmaceuticals holds a general meeting. The Australian Securities and Exchange Commission action against Fortescue Metals Group continues in the Federal Court in Perth. MasterCard Australia Ltd executive vice-president ...

US pensions fight for trust

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... realigning and restructuring the existing U.S. regulatory model, including re-establishing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as the protector of investors and providing it the appropriate resources to achieve its mission. Another key element ...

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
... Board composed of the Federal Reserve Chairman, the Treasury Secretary and the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Director of the Federal Home Finance Agency and the Housing and Urban Development Secretary, will oversee and monitor ...

Bail-out might breach US constitution

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... practices that lead to the crash and increased monitoring and sanctions. Recognising this, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Christopher Cox told the Banking committee there is a "regulatory hole that must be immediately addressed," reported ...

AIMA and IFSA respond to temp shorting ban

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... with AIMA UK about the issue. "We are alarmed by ASIC's haste to ban all short selling. The Securities and Exchange Commission in the US (SEC) and Financial Services Authority in the UK (FSA) are only banning naked short sales and restricting other forms ...