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Planning starts at 30: MLC

Gen-Xers or thirty-somethings can save as much as $10,000 per year by getting financial advice much earlier rather than later in life, according to new research from MLC. MLC technical manager, Andrew Lawless, said that tapping into the overlooked segment ...

Liquidator gets 12 month suspension

... and members of the public must be able to rely on auditors and liquidators to meet their responsibilities as required by the law and their profession. ASIC regards any breaches of those responsibilities as extremely serious," said Redfern. Michelle B ...

Former NAB adviser gets 8 years

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2006
... those people that blatantly disregard their responsibilities, and use their positions dishonestly, with the full vigour of the law. Today's jailing shows that those in the financial services industry who act illegally can indeed face severe consequences." ...

Advice in 2020

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2006
... compliance for financial services, said, "Consumers would have learned to be more exacting. They will become savvy and demanding. Law firms will specialise in suing financial advisers." ASIC might even set standard fees to stamp out conflicts, said Williams. ...

Health Super adds CFO

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2006
Health Super, the industry fund for the healthcare sector, has announced the appointment of Graeme Lawrie to the newly created position of chief financial officer. Lawrie will assume responsibility for Health Super's financial management, IT, HR and ...

Daily economic round-up

ALFRED SINN  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2006
... except Russia had a fall in government tax revenues. The report says that success in Russia was a result of increased taxation law adherence by both workers and businesses. The report says that there is no evidence of workers wanting to work more as ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open stronger following Wall Street's record high close overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0745 AEST, the December share price index contract was 14 points higher at 5335. Today the Reserve Bank of ...

ASIC clearing guidlines will segment the service chain

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2006
... Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) review found that they fall under the financial services licensing and Corporations Law disclosure provisions. However, while the review is expected to force around half of the major clearing houses in the ...

NZ securities reforms pass legislature

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2006
New laws to improve the New Zealand regulatory framework have been passed by the legislature and hopes are high they will lift investor confidence and encourage greater investment. NZ Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel said the new legislation should ...

ACCC should regulate fund advertising: IFSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2006
... that certain types of advertising for fund purposes can be paid for from fund assets then it should expressly identify in the law permitted advertising." But the biggest area of contention for IFSA appears to be how projections are used in advertising ...