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IFS caught investing in unregistered schemes

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
Industry Fund Services (IFS) has breached an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) class order by incorrectly investing client funds into an unregistered managed investment scheme. IFS recently changed their investment options after ...

CBA leads on client satisfaction despite planning scandals

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... have appeared constantly in the media over the last few months and have even prompted an inquiry into the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) for its failure to address the issues. The survey found that client satisfaction with CBA ...

Suncorp reacts to "deteriorating" situation in life risk

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... profit after tax for the 2014 financial year, but not its dividends. The life insurance business told the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) that it has revised "claims and lapse assumptions" as part of its financial results for the year ended 30 June ...

APRA announces draft 2014-15 supervisory levies

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... institutions such as banks. Super funds will also need to pay an additional $12 million in levies to cover Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) activities, $7 million for Tax Office activities and $5 million for Department of Human ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher with both the mining and banking stocks up. However, Invast Securities chief market analyst Peter Esho questioned whether mining and financial stocks have enough momentum to keep pushing much higher. "The ...

ASIC warns of complacency over confidential information

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has found little evidence of selective disclosure of market sensitive information at analyst briefings but has warned companies not to become complacent. In 2013, ASIC looked at the handling ...

Help is on its way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... sheet - that is, through refinancing operations - or off-balance sheet - that is, through purchases of asset-backed securities - could help reduce any drag on the recovery coming from temporary credit supply constraints". If all goes as expected, we ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... suggests that the bull market should come to an end." But Michael James, managing director of equity trading at Wedbush Securities, noted that trading volumes were extremely light all week ahead of the long holiday weekend. The markets will be closed ...

FPA reveals 10 point plan to improve advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... "general or product information." It also asked for the establishment of a public register managed by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). According to the FPA, ASIC "should have suspension powers for financial planners and advisers ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... quarter. In company news, Newcrest Mining releases its quarterly production report, and Spotless lists on the Australian Securities Exchange. Telstra chairman Catherine Livingstone is scheduled to speak at the QUT Business Leaders' Forum in Brisbane. ...