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SMSFs get off lightly in FSI interim report

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... made no mention of making any changes to this. However, SMSF advisers and accountants are regulated by ASIC. ASIC commissioner Greg Tanzer today gave a speech on the regulation of SMSF service providers. He singled out the need for SMSF auditors to be ...

ASIC considers compulsory advice for complex products

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... simple when in fact it has a complex structure or complex features that may have an impact on its performance," ASIC Commissioner Greg Tanzer said. "ASIC will continue to monitor issuers' compliance with disclosure and advertising when selling complex ...

ASIC warns fund managers to fix fee disclosure

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
... on a consistent and comparable basis in order for consumers to make meaningful comparisons between products," ASIC commissioner Greg Tanzer said. "Our review shows that there is some inconsistency at the moment and we will work with industry to improve ...

ISA to change Compare the Pair ads

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... methodology," he told Financial Standard. "We've sat down and worked with ASIC. There was no enforceable undertaking." ASIC Commissioner Greg Tanzer said: 'ASIC wants consumers to be aware that when deciding to change their superannuation fund, they ...

ASIC asks FSI for more flexible toolkit

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... toolkit and increase its scope to address market problems. Giving a speech at the Corporate Governance Forum, ASIC commissioner John Price said the financial services landscape had changed significantly since the 1997 Wallis Inquiry. Markets have become ...

IFS caught investing in unregistered schemes

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... the process, and this highlights our approach to working with entities who report potential breaches to ASIC," ASIC commissioner Greg Tanzer said.

ASIC warns of complacency over confidential information

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... guidance and robust industry standards, ensures retail investors can be confident in the integrity of the market," ASIC Commissioner John Price said. "However, it's important for companies not to become complacent. They should address any perception ...

MySuper dashboards, ASIC warns trustees

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... (non-uniform) product dashboards." Despite the regulator's misgivings about how the dashboard is being implemented, ASIC Commissioner Greg Tanzer said: "Our review suggests that trustees have shown a good level of compliance with the product dashboard ...

ASIC admits wrongdoing in Senate hearing

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... with allegations of poor advice, document forgery and fraud within Commonwealth Bank's financial planning unit. ASIC commissioner Peter Kell admitted that "it took us too long to move to the next step" when it became apparent that Commonwealth Financial ...

Bank complaints over TV ads seek to "stifle" competition: ISA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... looking at whether or not the campaign "provides a fair representation or conveys a misleading impression," ASIC commissioner Greg Tanzer told the Parliamentary Joint Committee for corporations and financial services during a routine oversight of the ...