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ASIC warns consumers about NRAS property ads

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has warned consumers about advertising that promotes the use of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) to invest in residential properties through the National Rental Affordability Scheme ...

ASIC questions SMSF advice in proposed guidance

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
... on risks in this sector, including potentially inappropriate geared investment strategies, increasingly aggressive advertising and investment fraud.

ASIC puts stop order on misleading Trilogy PDS

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... Syndicate - Cheltenham, over concerns of the relevance of the information. ASIC was concerned that the PDSs and associated advertising of the two funds misleadingly used headline rates of return, and compared themselves to other funds without disclosing ...

ASIC concerned over "pockets" of poor SMSF advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... to a statutory compensation scheme in the event of theft or fraud," Tanzer said. Tanzer also mentioned aggressive advertising and an increase in the targeting of SMSFs by less scrupulous operators. "The success of SMSFs will attract those operators hoping ...

Industry applauds ISN-FSC union

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... announcement. He also said he hopes both parties will support financial advice becoming a profession. Referring to past ISN advertising campaigns, he said: "We have not supported the advertisement campaigns that have been lobbied against advisers and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
... the CAC 40 in Paris closed unchanged at 3968.91 points. Earlier on Monday, a merger deal announced between French advertising giant Publicis and its US rival Omnicom buoyed the markets. The new Publicis Omnicom Group will be a global leader in its sector ...

Post-Bernanke uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... last night to US$34.36 after hitting a session high of US$34.88 after reporting much, much higher revenue on mobile advertising, a 65% jump in adjusted net profits and a 53% increase in revenue. Me like FB! If only all other listed companies performed ...

One in five ASX200 companies ignoring social media

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... platform, while Twitter is the most versatile channel for commercial purposes, with companies using it for marketing, advertising, investor relations and recruitment, and 57% tweeting daily. LinkedIn remains the most widely used social media channel ...

CBA and HSBC change 'misleading' ads

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) and HSBC Bank have changed their advertising for structured products aimed at retail investors after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said they were potentially misleading. CBA's flyer compared ...

US regulator lifts hedge fund advertising ban

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... Silbert told Reuters that he didn't expect large hedge funds to take advantage of the relaxing of the rules with TV advertising. "Part of the lure of the hedge fund is keeping the undesirables out," he said. Meanwhile, Australian hedge funds enjoy one ...