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New tax proposals aim to consolidate lost super

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
New tax laws being recommended to Parliament look set to benefit people who have rediscovered lost super balances in various funds. The House of Representatives economics committee is urging MPs to adopt the bill, aimed at simplifying super consolidation ...

HFT and dark pools keep ASIC on its toes

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
... around defining what it really is," Grob said. "When you start playing around with market structure you open yourself up to the law of unintended consequences, so in the market consultation process, ASIC have effectively said they'll have a number of ...

Eaton Vance affiliate names Aust MD

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
Parametric, a majority-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp, has appointed Scott Lawrence as its managing director for Australia. Lawrence has been performing this Melbourne-based role on a consultancy basis for the past ten months and will be responsible ...

FINRA relaxes social media controls

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... communication. It should also be noted that the exemption would not apply to any filing requirement that may arise under either federal law or SEC Rules and that the issue of content would also be important. If the proposed change was approved, US planners ...

ASIC, ACC crack investment scam

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
... criminality is far greater," said Carey Stent, ACC manager target development and intervention. The joint operation between law enforcement, regulatory and welfare agencies was established earlier this year to combat new scams targeting superannuation ...

legalsuper launches low fee investment option

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
legalsuper has added a new 'low fee index' option for investors. Managed by State Street, the new choice is underpinned by investments in index funds designed to track the performance of particular market indices. According to legalsuper chief executive ...

Melbourne director gets jail sentence

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... Kauye highlighted the onus on company directors to prevent insolvent trading. "Directors must be aware that they breach the law if they incur debts when a company is insolvent or likely to become insolvent. The law is designed to deter directors from ...

ASIC cancels two financial services licences

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
ASIC is continuing its crackdown of the financial services industry with the cancellation of two more licenses. Melbourne-based FP Investment Partners lost its licence for not making sure that the proper arrangements were in place for the management ...

Volcker Rule dramatics continue

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... rewritten and simplified. As if to follow suit, Fierce Finance news reported that two professors at the University of Minnesota Law school have proposed an alternative rule that would be much more efficient and cause less coolateral damage. "[Bank directors ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
The Australian dollar has fallen to its lowest level in six weeks as ongoing debt problems in the US and Europe dampen risk sentiment on global markets. HiFX senior trader Stuart Ive said a raft of negative headlines last night pushed world financial ...