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ASIC alerts super fund members about large exit fees

A recent review of the extent and nature of superannuation exit fees conducted by ASIC has found at least 550,000 Australians are members of superannuation funds that may charge substantial exit or termination fees when members attempt to move their ...

Another casualty in Tasmanian solicitor schemes

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has picked up another scalp in its campaign against solicitors mortgages after Haydn Dodge of Sorrel, Tasmania pleaded guilty to fraud charges in the Supreme Court of Tasmania. Hodge, pleaded ...

ASFA trains up ComSuper

ASFA will be offering two diploma courses in superannuation to the employees of major public sector superannuation administrator ComSuper. "ComSuper has not entered into an arrangement of this nature before, so this is an exceptional opportunity for ...

Millions lost as ASIC swoops in on unregistered investment schemes

Millions of dollars worth of investors' funds have been lost in unregistered investment schemes operated by unregistered foreign companies in Australia. Six unregistered investment schemes and non registered foreign companies will be wound up following ...

UK pension funds to dump equity: IMA

A survey in the UK conducted by the Investment Management Association (IMA) has found UK pension funds could shift as much as stg150 billion away from the UK equity markets during the next three years. The report said the current 56% assets held by ...

Government tips $4.5 billion into Telstra, Australia Post super schemes

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2004
... lump sum payment of $3.125 billion to the Telstra superannuation scheme and another $1.443 billion to Australia Post's scheme. Finance Minister Nick Minchin said the payments would eliminate any future risk to taxpayers and provide greater certainty ...

Free trade deal goes public, but attacked over PBS

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2004
The 1,000 page free trade deal with the United States was released publicly yesterday and immediately slammed for undermining Australia's cheap medicines system. Officials were unable to explain a key detail in the agreement which will allow decisions ...

FTA opponents to urge protection of health/culture

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2004
Opponents to a free trade deal between Australia and the United States will today demand health and cultural policies be excluded from any agreement. The Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network will present statements from 63 organisations and ...

Democrats to test Latham's resolve on super reform

The Australian Democrats aim to test the resolve of ALP Leader Mark Latham's interest in reforming the parliamentary superannuation scheme, by introducing a Private Members Bill into the Senate early next year. Democrats' Superannuation spokesperson ...

ASIC to launch educational comic for indigenous communities

Move over Harvey Pekar, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has entered the comic book market. Today ASIC launched Moola Talk, designed to help people avoid financial rip-offs, understand their rights, and protect their money. ...