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ASIC consults on code approval under FOFA

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... (FOFA) regulations, outlining plans to take a facilitative approach to the implementation of the reforms. Australia's corporate regulator has existing power under the Corporations Act to approve codes of conduct, with Regulatory Guide 183 (RG 183), setting ...

Big infrastructure underscores China growth

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... from smaller banks in tier two and three cities that need to advance their offerings. "While there are concerns about corporate governance, the technological and social infrastructure is very different than in Australia, and it's surprising to see just ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... stocks sank on fears over debt-stricken Spain after its central bank predicted a worsening recession, and on continued US corporate earnings disappointment. At 0805 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was down 40 points ...

AustEthical ready for business

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
... extraordinary general meeting that saw disillusioned founding shareholders attempt to spill the board and change the company's corporate strategy. The corporate action allowed the fund manager to draw a line in the sand, noted Lonsec in a recent sector ...

ASIC cancel advice firm's AFS licence

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
... Services (AFS) licence of Sydney-based Australian Performance Financial Planning, effective immediately. In April, the corporate regulator suspended the company's licence because it had been had been put under the control of an external administrator. ...

Murdoch defies shareholder sentiment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... profits", said Graeme Russell, chief executive of First Super, prior to the meeting. Murdoch, who has faced questions about corporate governance since the phone-hacking scandal hit UK tabloid the News of The World last year, was highly scathing of protesting ...

Core Data: Super members crave quality dialogue

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... member length of membership and trust in the fund. The research also found that self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and corporate funds have the highest proportion of engaged members across sectors, while SMSFs and public sector funds have the largest number ...

Zenith expands analyst team

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... Andrew Yap joins Zenith as a senior investment analyst and has over 13 years' experience spanning financial services, corporate advisory, audit and accounting. Prior to joining the firm Yap was head of multi-sector at Standard and Poor's within the funds ...

Threadneedle makes four new hires

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012

Barclays cops $80,000 fine

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... breaching the corporations Act and withdrawing $13.8 million of client segregated accounts money without authorisation. The corporate watch dog yesterday confirmed that Barclays had paid an infringement penalty fine worth $80.000 after it withdrew money ...