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ASIC revenue and investigations decrease in 2015

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... Of the investigations completed, fewer resulted in successful criminal litigation (86% from 94%); the same can be said of civil cases (86% compared to 100% previously). Average time to complete criminal (16 months) and civil (28 months) investigations ...

FEATURE: Investing in a world on hold

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... rather than margins on lending," he explains. Other themes are the travel industry supply chain, with companies involved in civil airspace continuing to look attractive. From a valuation perspective, "we are seeing more value outside of the US, in Europe ...

SMSFs impacted by power of attorney rule changes

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... prohibiting conflict of interest transactions without express permission, regulating the giving of gifts and introducing new civil and criminal penalties (including jail time) if the power is misused. Nothing needs to be done in relation to existing ...

PROFILE: AvSuper chief executive Michelle Wade

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... running AvSuper is akin to overseeing a community. The mid-sized fund was originally set up for Airservices Australia and Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) employees. AvSuper now has more than $2 billion in funds under management and about 6500 ...

Medcraft defends ASIC record

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
... discussed ASIC's recent proposal to recover expenses related to its investigations in the event of a "successful prosecution or civil proceeding," noting this was "consistent with User Pays principles." "Accordingly, ASIC will consider recovering investigation ...

ASIC financial services enforcements down 10%

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
... include unlicensed conduct, dishonest conduct, theft, fraud and credit bans. Enforcement outcomes were criminal actions, civil and administrative remedies, negotiated outcomes and public warning notices.

Media Super, BUSSQ reappoint BNP as custodian

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... since 2006, while BUSSQ has been with BNP since 2005. BUSSQ is the industry super fund for the building, construction and civil industries with over 90,000 super fund members and assets of $3 billion. "We look forward to continuing to partner with Media ...

ASIC looking to introduce civil laws to punish corporates

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... culture in the laws ASIC administers." This is why he addressed the Senate Estimates committee with proposals to introduce new civil laws that target officers and firms in a similar vein to criminal law. "We think that when an officer breaches a law ...

Will nice numbers make RBA a bad guy?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
With numbers like these, who needs a rate cut? Indications of an improving labour market and strong - very strong - housing approvals are the latest domestic economic stats the men and women of the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would ...

Bank super incentives 'unlawful': ISA

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... employers in exchange for access to employees' superannuation," said ISA chief executive David Whiteley. "Yet there is no civil penalty for breach of section 68A of the Act to deter this behaviour. Furthermore, employees have little practical recourse ...