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ASIC warns super funds over transparency requirements

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... to display certain information on their websites. The Superannuation (Industry) Supervision Act (SIS Act) and SIS regulations 2.37 and 2.38, introduced under Stronger Super reforms, require funds to display executive remuneration disclosure and other ...

Passive strategies benefit active managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... Milano, "not because we think that Europe will be ok, but because we see that there's a change in Italy's bankruptcy regulations." "Southern European banks are highly sensitive to macroeconomic trends and we appreciate that as a macroeconomic risk," ...

American IRAs not super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... agreement where the applicant is not restricted in taking money from it at any time - this differs from Australian regulations.

AustralianSuper to pay early insurance to terminally ill

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... comfortable and allow them and their families a greater level of dignity and financial security," he said. Previous regulations meant members living with a terminal medical condition had to wait until their doctors signed off on a life expectancy of ...

Medcraft sticks up for asset managers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
Imposing new banking regulations on asset managers would be like "creating a square peg for a round hole," according to ASIC and International Oraganization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) chair Greg Medcraft. Speaking in his capacity as the head ...

Cross-border distribution low despite initiatives

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... owners and managers when expanding is to have "an on-the-ground ability to understand and comply with the specific regulations of each jurisdiction. "Regulations here and overseas are complicated and continually increasing. New frameworks such as UCITS ...

Draft amendments to OTC rules released

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
... counterparties that are already required or have agreed to report the trade. Draft amendments to the Corporations Regulations for both measures are contained in Corporations (Derivatives) Amendment Determination 2015 (No. 1) and the Corporations Amendment ...

FoFA among top 20 global regulatory nightmares

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... research also found that compliance officers are experiencing "regulatory fatigue and overload in the face of snowballing regulations." As many as 70% of the firms are expecting regulators to publish "more" regulatory information in the next year and ...

Australian advisers court Chinese investors

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... regulatory barriers. Similarly, the advisers will receive instruction on the Chinese economy, financial markets and regulations so as to better facilitate Australian direct investment in Chinese equities and funds. "This is a significant initiative to ...

Thousands take-up AustralianSuper clearing house

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... reforms," Blackmore said. Companies with more than 20 employees are required to meet the government's new SuperStream regulations by 1 July.