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BOQ reaches $17 million settlement with Storm victims

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... all legal costs and additional provision for remediation costs, the bank announced in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The settlement is subject to Federal Court approval and it concludes both the legal proceedings brought against ...

Citi appoints former ASIC deputy chair to board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
Citibank Australia has appointed new non-executive director, former deputy chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Belinda Gibson. Gibson was with ASIC from 2007 to 2013, where she had primary responsibility for the regulation ...

ASIC reviews FoFA progress

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... effect on either adviser numbers or the type of financial advice AFS licensees provide, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). In its review on the implementation of FoFA, ASIC also found little change in the ownership ...

Westpac fined over misleading statements on annuity product

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... potentially misleading statements on its Westpac Annuity Deposit. The bank has paid the penalty after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission issued two infringement notices regarding the product disclosure statement (PDS) and other promotional ...

Magellan sees "real tensions" in launching ASX-listed fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
Magellan is considering launching a global open-ended fund listed to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), but chairman Brett Cairns has expressed concerns about the process. "There are some real tensions between those who manage money, and have ...

mFund attracts 4 new fund managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
The Australian Securities Exchange's (ASX) mFun has added four new fund managers to its current offering, which brings the number of mFunds available to 55. The new funds are Platinum Asset Management's new Platinum Global fund, which aims to provide ...

Merrill Lynch Equities Australia handed $96,000 fine

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... a $96,000 fine to comply with an infringement notice given to it by the Markets Disciplinary Panel. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said the company received the penalty for failing to have in place an appropriate automated ...

Forget about national advice exam, focus on training: CPA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... to provide quality financial advice. The document acknowledged that previous consultation papers by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in 2011 and 2013 have proposed lifting the current minimum standards. However, they have failed ...

FIIG to manage $50m bond issue for 360 Capital

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014
... professional and sophisticated investors. No prospectus or other disclosure document will be lodged with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission or any other regulatory body. FIIG is acting as lead arranger. 360 Capital's managing director ...

Bipartisan Senate inquiry to grill financial services again

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... inquiry will continue the task of last year's Senate Economics Committee inquiry into the performance of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The new Senate investigation will continue to look at the regulator's performance and ...