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ASIC completes unlisted asset guide

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) finalised its guidelines to improve disclosure in unlisted mortgage and unlisted property schemes which represent $70 billion in funds under management (FUM). In the finalised document, ASIC ...

ATO sends warning to super fund trustees

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is warning financial advisers and accountants to ensure their clients aren't moving assets into their funds and failing to report the total value of their portfolio to avoid raising their tax costs. Michael D'Ascenzo ...

FSA changes practices after Northern Rock

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
... firms" and the outcome would not have changed if its efforts were of an adequate standard. Following this review, the auditor made several recommendations, which FSA has incorporated into its supervisory program. FSA has boosted is employee numbers ...

MFS breaches $184m loan

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
... Income Fund is engaging the Bank of Scotland in talks following a multi-million dollar loan facility breach. The fund's auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers notes the fund has breached a loan facility of $184 million with third party bank, the Bank of Scotland ...

SPAA backs specialist audit

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
... certain competencies and standards they had to follow and over time there's been more of an interest in exactly what an SMSF auditor does and what competencies they were required to have," said Slattery. Meanwhile, the Auditing Assurance Standards Board ...

More education for SMSF auditors

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
The growth in the Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) sector demands greater education to ensure trustees and auditors remain competent, said the ATO. Ian Read, Australian Tax Office acting deputy commissioner of superannuation, said the growth of SMSFs ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
The Australian market is expected to open slightly higher this morning, on a generally positive lead from Wall Street and a mixed performance from base metals in London overnight. At 0703 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index ...

CG not a priority for mid-caps

... further 32 per cent achieved a 2-star rating, based on key governance factors such as board composition and independence, auditor independence, and having separate audit, remuneration and nomination committees in place. Most of these companies did not ...

Virtual bank collapse a warning to online world

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2007
The recent collapse of popular online role-playing game Second Life's largest bank has highlighted the problems an unregulated economy can have, even a virtual one. Last week, the game's biggest bank, Ginko Bank, closed after depositors rushed to withdraw ...

ASX updates corporate governance guidelines

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2007
The Australian Securities Exchange Corporate Governance Council today released its first update to the ASX's Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations since 2003. To be launched officially this afternoon by Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer ...