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ASIC takes action against diamond trading scheme

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has started legal action against what could be an elaborate diamond trading scheme designed to avoid the operation of the consumer credit laws. ASIC filed proceedings in the Federal Court in ...

WiBF appoints first CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013

Deutsche appoints new CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
... across all our client businesses." "Together with JT Macfarlane and Michael Ormaechea, Head of Corporate Banking & Securities in Australia and New Zealand and Head of FICC and Equities APAC, we have three highly experienced and well-respected leaders ...

Westpac and BTFG group get MySuper approval

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
... wealth group has been approved to offer three MySuper products that will be used across its ASGARD, BTFG and Westpac Securities platform suite. On its list of products authorised are BT Retirement Wrap, ASGARD Independence Plan Division Two, and Westpac ...

ASIC bans broker for deceptive conduct

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned a Perth-based insurance broker after it found he had engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct. ASIC found that John Andrew Barr, of Darlington, Western Australia ...

Gunns chair pleads guilty to insider trading

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
... charge of bribing Tasmanian Labor MP Jim Cox with $110,000 to cross the floor of parliament. Since 2009, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has prosecuted 28 insider trading actions. Of those, 19 have been successfully prosecuted ...

New dark pool transparency rules introduced

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
... Australia's financial markets. Bradbury said the announcement came in response to issues identified by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)'s dark pools and high frequency trading taskforces. "These rules provide improved investor ...

Listed property funds unlikely to repeat returns

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
... "Many managers have indicated that the Sector's strong returns over the past 12 months has increased the number of securities trading above fair value, and therefore the magnitude of returns over the past 12 months are unlikely to be replicated in the ...

IRESS acquires UK software firm Avelo

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
... adviser technology provider Avelo for A£210 million ($362 million), according to an announcement on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The deal will be funded through $206 million share issue with each new share priced at $7.15. IRESS said Avelo's ...

ASIC admits Commonwealth FP investigation was "not adequate"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... who revealed poor practices within the Commonwealth Bank Financial Planning (CFP) unit was inadequate the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has admitted. ASIC recently submitted a 18-page document to the Parliamentary Joint Committee ...