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ASIC penalties 'like being hit with a lettuce leaf': Murray

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
The penalties applied by the Australian Securities and Investment Commissions (ASIC) are so weak that they are like being hit with a lettuce leaf, Financial System Inquiry chair David Murray said. Speaking at a panel session at the ASIC summit, only ...

Getting SMSFs into infra not worth the effort

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... able to go into unlisted assets?" Lyon asked during a panel session on infrastructure investment at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Summit in Sydney. "I think we're much better off focusing on driving the ongoing aggregation ...

Islamic investment delivers strong return for Crescent Wealth

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... fund's principles: "We don't invest in companies whose debt is over 30%, that hold over 30% in cash and marketable securities or that receive more than 5% in secondary revenue from anything that contradicts Islamic or ethical investment," Salam said. ...

Labor backs ASIC data retention authority

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... Mark Dreyfus voiced his support for amendments to the Government's data retention bill which authorise the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to retain telecommunications data for the purposes of investigating financial services ...

Abuse of reporting rules widespread: Medcraft

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft has highlighted companies "abuse" of breach reporting rules. The head of the industry watchdog made the comments in front of a Senate public hearing in Sydney on Friday following ...

Global dividend growers suit retirement income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... with the average SMSF or retiree portfolio. "Australian investors have traditionally focused on a number of domestic securities for income - term deposits, investment-grade credit and high-yield equities," he said. "While these securities can generate ...

FIIG inks $60m corporate bond deal

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
FIIG Securities has acted as the lead arranger for an unsecured corporate bond offering to raise up to $60 million for health and beauty supplier McPherson's Limited. This is the second corporate bond transaction that FIIG Securities has assisted with ...

Fiducian adds four advice practices to network

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... under advice. Fiducian did not reveal the names or locations of the practices, but in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) it confirmed that they are "established financial planning businesses" located in "geographical areas in which ...

FIIG assists on $40 million corporate bond issuance

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... Information technology products distributor Dicker Data has announced a $40 million corporate bond issuance, with FIIG Securities acting as sole lead arranger for the transaction. The five-year notes issue has a minimum initial investment of $50,000 ...

Bridges MD leaves to join MDS Financial

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... specialising in stockbroking activities. Pagliaccio was previously head of derivatives trading operations at E*Trade Australia Securities for almost 10 years and was responsible for managing one of the largest retail derivative books in Australia, managing ...