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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 ...

Foreign Exempt rules under review

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
... proposal to make listed Foreign Exempt companies eligible for index inclusion. In a proposal outlined in the consultation paper released yesterday, Foreign Exempt companies listed on ASX will be eligible for index inclusion, provided the primary listing ...

Dinosaur fund taxes should be scrapped: Bowen

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
... told an Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) conference last Friday that he had released a consultation paper looking into abolishing the archaic Division 6C tax and review withholding tax arrangements. The paper also covered interim ...

Investors better off without legacy

Three months after the government issued a consultation paper outlining ways to rationalise more than 6,000 legacy investment products, industry body Investment and Financial Services Association has submitted its own list of recommendations. Back in ...

Debenture devil in the detail

... profile failures of debenture issuers such as Westpoint, Fincorp and Bridgecorp have prompted ASIC to release a consultation paper detailing tighter disclosure rules on debenture products. But is more disclosure enough to protect retail investors? Initial ...

ASIC to tighten debenture regulations

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released a consultation paper proposing tighter regulation of the unlisted, unrated debenture market following the collapse of companies like Westpoint and ACR. The paper, unlisted, unrated ...

ASIC to update planner training guidelines

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
... have identified. We would also welcome alternative proposals that seek to address the issues raised in the consultation paper", he said. The paper's release follows the federal government's Corporate and Financial Services Regulation Review. ASIC also ...