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APRA disqualifies four former super trustees

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) on Tuesday announced the disqualification of Michael van Rens, Anthony Glass, Terrence Lawson and Damian Foley from acting as trustees, investment managers or custodians under the Superannuation ...

Shareholders have the power; ASIC

... ultimately decide whether a director is to remain in office." But ASIC added while this position was in line with the letter of the law, it still encouraged discussion about, and the development of, mechanisms for assessing the performance of directo ...

NAB adds four non-executive directors

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2004
National Australia Bank added four non-executive directors to its board today, bringing the number of new board members announced this week to six. NAB said that Robert Elstone, Danny Gilbert, Paul Rizzo and Jillian Segal will join Ahmed Fahour and ...

ASIC chairman Lucy warns super advisers not to abuse choice laws

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2004
The head of the corporate watchdog on Wednesday sent a blunt message to anyone seeking to abuse the trust of Australians when the new flexible superannuation laws come into force: we\'re going to get you. Choice in super legislation is due to come into ...

New disclosure laws for brokers and mortgage managers

... finance broking contract (FBC) with their customers, and to disclose commissions and other benefits. The new NSW Finance Broking Law stipulates that an FBC is required by brokers irrespective of whether the commission is payable by the borrower of the ...

ASX expects momentum to continue into FY05 after record FY04

... chief executive after the ASX\'s annual general meeting in September, with Tony D\'Aloisio, chief executive and partner in the law firm, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, to replace him. As well, the ASX appointed Colin Scully as deputy chief executive effective ...

FPA backs new ASIC guidelines on SOA's

... documents without compromising the accuracy or completeness of the information provided to clients, or the protection which the law provides them."

Finance firm to launch India's first Islamic mutual fund

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2004
Indian finance firm Parsoli Corp will launch the country\'s first Islamic mutual fund, conforming with Sharia law, which prohibits earnings from interest. Ahmedabad-headquartered Parsoli Corporation will put its global mutual fund units on sale in the ...

ANZ staff contracts misleading, union says

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2004
About 13,500 ANZ workers were being duped by unenforceable employment contracts, the Finance Sector Union said on Thursday. The contracts state that the ANZ may change an employee\'s position, their duties, location and working hours, given reasonable ...

US Congress moves to approve free trade deal with Aust

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2004
Congress moved today to approve a free trade agreement with Australia. The US sees Australia as an important market for US manufactured goods and a strong ally in the war against terrorism that has \"been there when it counted most\". The House voted ...