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Hedge fund sector flourishing: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... increasingly setting up shop in offshore tax havens as demand for alternative investment strategies continues to soar, latest IOSCO research shows. The International Organization of Securities Commissions' (IOSCO) biannual report shows the sector's global ...

FPA celebrates World Financial Planning Day

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
... inaugural World Financial Planning Day, which is also part of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions' (IOSCO) World Investor Week. The FPSB's network of 170,000 members globally will provide programs to promote consumer awareness and ...

ASIC targets retirement products and services

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... Income Products for Retirement, and contribute to the work of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) on senior investor vulnerability," ASIC said. The Ageing Population Co-ordination Group will seek to understand and address ...

Fintech investment needs balance: APRA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... essential tasks," he said. The remarks come alongside comments from the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), which in its new report, highlights the important interaction between financial technology and securities market regulation. ...

Robo-advice needs monitoring: IOSCO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... difficulties of monitoring robo-advice solutions and tools. The latest International Organisation of Securities Commission (IOSCO) report on its Automated Advice Tools Survey finds none of the international regulators interviewed were able to provide ...

Medcraft steps down from global leadership position

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... position so as to "refresh" the organisation. Medcraft was chair of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) for the past three years. He declined to seek a third term, and will be replaced by Hong Kong Securities and Futures ...

IOSCO releases retail investor education report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
IOSCO, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions, has released its final report on investor education for retail consumers. In a statement, IOSCO said it has long recognised investor education as a key strategy for enhancing investor ...

Medcraft sticks up for asset managers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... like "creating a square peg for a round hole," according to ASIC and International Oraganization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) chair Greg Medcraft. Speaking in his capacity as the head of IOSCO, Australia's top financial regulator told a National ...

Robo advice questions still unanswered

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... an "either or", it's an "and" strategy. I think that the advice profession is very well established here in Australia. "IOSCO - of which the Financial Planning Standards Board [and ASIC] is an affiliate member - recently analysed the impact of automatic ...

ASIC chair discloses travel expenses

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... Janeiro for meetings pertaining to Medcraft's role as chairman of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). In its statement, ASIC explains the meetings involved issues such as IOSCO's policy work, developing post-GFC initiatives ...