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Provident Capital leaves 3500 investors in limbo

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
... property. "The Court has moved to protect debenture holders by appointing independent Receivers to run the company and safeguard their interests, said Marcus Ayres, PPB Advisory partner. "The decision completely vindicates the approach taken by AET as ...

Falling bond yields, low growth, subdued returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... strategies. Dorrian said expectations of low growth with high market volatility mean investors should be looking to safeguard their portfolios and boost their returns through active bonds management. Rainmaker analysis showing that between March 2011 ...

ASIC highlights CFD compliance issues

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... senior management, and documenting policies for dealing with variances. "The client money provisions are an important safeguard to protect the interests of retail investors," said ASIC Commissioner Greg Tanzer. "ASIC expects issuers to know and comply ...

Market solutions favoured in OTC derivative reform

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
The Council of Financial Regulators has recommended a preference for market-led solutions, in part driven by appropriate regulatory incentives to comply with a G20 commitment on OTC derivatives. The Government released the consultation paper yesterday ...

Problem solved, not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... Jean-Claude Juncker said so himself. The "comprehensive blueprint" would "secure Greece's future in the eurozone" and safeguard eurozone financial stability. And, the details of the bailout package was, on the whole, exactly what you, I and Irene expected ...

Planners double allocation to term deposits

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... up from 16% the year prior, the latest Investment Trends report has revealed. "To some extent, the move to cash is a safeguard against adverse market movements," said Recep Peker, senior analyst at Investment Trends. "Excluding dividends, over a half ...

Govt releases intra-fund advice rules

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten has released details of the new superannuation trustee requirements around the delivery of intra-fund advice, today revealing certain advice areas excluded from the service. While intra-fund advice will cover any general ...

New insto governance service launched

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... statement, "We have established Ownership Matters to provide a broad range of services to help financial institutions use, safeguard and enhance their ownership rights in public companies." But in a dig against global operators imposing foreign governance ...

WA adviser receives jail sentence and reparations

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... will act to ensure that misconduct by directors and other gatekeepers who fail in their responsibilities to uphold and safeguard the interests of shareholders, investors and other stakeholders are brought to account', Medcraft said. Goldenberg will be ...

Industry body applauds move to define financial planners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... said Mark Rantall, chief executive officer, Financial Planners Association. "We believe that provides an added consumer safeguard to ensure that when Australians are dealing with a financial planner they know that person is backed by appropriate qualifications ...