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Industry bodies back IFSA charter

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
... FPA's Financial Planner Remuneration proposals. "We further support IFSA's calls for regulatory consistency in the supervision of superannuation funds to ensure a level playing field. This is most starkly evident in terms of an unlevel playing field ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
... lowered its credit rating and revised the outlook on 22 US banks, citing market volatility and tighter regulatory supervision. President Obama also unveiled wide financial regulatory reform plans that will see the Federal Reserve gain broad powers and ...

China's smoking gun

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
... facilitate the plan. The Global Times China news service reported that Chen Nianzu, a member of the cigarette market supervision team in Gong'an, said the regulation will boost the local economy via maintaining cigarette tax revenue. The province had ...

China caps executive pay

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
... they received in 2007, including all bonus and social security payments. "It is a big step for China to strengthen supervision and monitoring on its enterprise, and the state-owned enterprises (SOEs) was of no exception," Tang Min, deputy secretary general ...

Harrop departs Platinum

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
... responsibilities for the European fund. Since 2005, he has been part of the global analyst pool working directly under Harrop's supervision. According to a Platinum spokesperson, his role as a fund manager will primarily entail analysing stocks and he ...

ASIC cracks down on Hafoka

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
... the trustee of a dishonest self-managed super fund. Hafoka was brought by ASIC under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 and Criminal Code Act 1995. Hafoka (also known as Tane Hafoka, Jonathan Hafoka and Johnny Hafoka) is accused of aiding ...

Local super funds welcome Obama admin move

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
... government's plans. "As part of that global process, we welcome any moves that would potentially enhance regulation and supervision of the US financial system and contribute to market stability," said Sherry. Meanwhile, Erik Mather, managing director ...

Same super rules for same sex couples

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
... Treatment in Commonwealth Laws-Superannuation) Act 2008 was passed earlier this month. The Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 will be amended to incorporate the provisions under the new Act, making it easier for super funds to recognise same-sex ...

Trust appoints managing director

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... and amortisation (EBITDA) of $10 million, two per cent higher than the prior comparative period. Total assets under supervision increased by four per cent to $126.5 billion, with institutional services assets rising four per cent to $123 billion and ...

Investment titans now governed by Fed

COMPANY RELEASES  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... by the Federal Reserve is based on the recognition that such regulation provides its members with full prudential supervision and access to permanent liquidity and funding," said Lloyd Blankfein, chairman and chief executive of Goldman Sachs. At the ...