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Treasury paper ignores responsibility: ACFS

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... analysis paper released today that while the changes generally appear warranted, wider ranging consequences of the increased powers need adequate discussion. ACFS research director Professor Kevin Davis said one issue of concern was the fact that regulated ...

Treasury seeks to boost APRA powers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
Proposed new changes from Treasury would see the prudential regulator awarded pre-emptive powers to remove trustees, directors or officers of a superannuation fund where a breach of law was anticipated. The move was part of a broad-reaching consultation ...

Two down, one to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... week while at the same time keeping Frau Merkel "lebe". These developments bring us back to my broader point that Europe's powers-that-are would do everything and anything in their power to keep the single currency area single. Next stop towards strengthening ...

Harsh ASIC ban on Seagrim slashed

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
... administrative decisions made by the Australian Government and some non-government bodies, and can make orders in line with the powers of the organsiation which made the original decision.

Think big on scale, ORFR: APRA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... small scale," Jones said. "A well-performing small fund need not fear that APRA is going to misuse any of its scale related powers that we got last week. Our concern is long term performance - we're not taking any action against small funds because of ...

Super governance Bill passes amid cries of favouritism

BEN COLLINS, MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
... legislation passing through Parliament last night, which gives the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) the same powers over superannuation funds that it has over banks and insurance companies. Passed on Tuesday by a margin of five, The ...

New AFS CEO

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... been acting as chief executive during the search period. "We believe we have acted properly and in accordance with the powers we have," said Burke in June.

Known knowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... financial institutions were affected, when no one knew how deep the economic recession would be and whether or not the powers that be would have the will and the ways to resuscitate growth and confidence. We didn't know back then. That's why we witnessed ...

CYRE Trilogy, APFG still fighting

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... four APGF managed property funds," said Geoff McMahon, APGF managing director. "These tactics have included the use of powers of attorneys instead of proxies which circumvents the usual protection for unitholders in such circumstances." McMahon said ...

Lost

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
... cash, China is not going to land hard, etc. So buy, buy, buy. But... a single piece of negative news or rhetoric from the powers that be could send prices down, down, prices are down by more. We're in a bad place. There's the still unresolved crisis ...