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Better ASIC-AFP relationship could lead to more prosecutions

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... could be more legal prosecutions if the "inefficient" relationship between the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) was remedied, the Senate Economics Reference Committee has heard. ASIC officials ...

FoFA changes go too far diluting conflicted rem: ISA

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... Reference Committee, which is conducting an inquiry into the performance of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Campo listed "the more problematic exemptions proposed," which according to ISA include the general advice exemption ...

ASIC: no plans for SMSF balance threshold

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has no plans to prevent financial planners from providing advice for self-managed superannuation funds with balances under $100,000. Speaking at the 2014 SPAA SMSF National Conference in Brisbane ...

ASIC could implement immediate suspension of advisers

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) could implement the immediate suspension of "bad-apple" advisers if it had powers to do it. ASIC senior leaders were asked about this issue during yesterday's public hearing of the Senate Economics ...

Ausbil appoints external auditor to investigate fund fees

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
... confirmed to Financial Standard that the company has reported the issue to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and has also started an internal investigation. The Emerging Leaders Fund structure was changed in 2004, but Ausbil ...

ASIC enhances whistleblower communication

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is taking steps to improve whistleblower communication and protection, one of the main concerns that prompted the Senate inquiry into the regulator's performance. ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft ...

Advice riskiest ASIC sector

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft said that in his own view, the regulator still regards financial advice "as the riskiest sector" ASIC regulates. Medcraft appeared this morning at a public hearing of ...

ASIC cancels Capital Advisers' licence

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has cancelled the Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence of Capital Advisers. The regulator also cancelled Capital Advisers' Australian credit licence following concerns that the group ...

Industry funds oppose bachelor degree for general advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... Industry Super Association (ISA) expressed these ideas in a joint submission to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) consultation on training of financial product advisers (CP212). The organisations representing industry super ...

ASIC extends short PDS relief

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has extended interim class order relief from the shorter product disclosure statement (PDS) regime for multi-funds, superannuation platforms and hedge funds. A class order has extended the ...