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John Hewson calls for overhaul of superannuation system

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... corporate governance. Hewson would also like to see a review of the role of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in light of a Senate Committee inquiry into the regulator's performance in relation to Commonwealth Bank, NRMA Insurance ...

Industry agrees: SMSFs are not for everyone

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
Industry bodies have welcomed the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) consultation paper asking for better regulation for establishing and advising self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF). "The announcement by ASIC today is consistent ...

ASIC questions SMSF advice in proposed guidance

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commissions (ASIC) has called into question the quality of advice given to self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) investors in proposed guidance the regulator released today. "There is a need to improve the ...

Finance industry integrity called into question

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
... with integrity. The survey was conducted by Susan Bell Research on behalf of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) between February and June 2013 via a quantitative questionnaire to 1,468 stakeholders and qualitative interviews ...

Could ASIC become the SMSF regulator?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
... scrutiny that self-managed super funds (SMSFs) have found themselves under from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) could be a taste of things to come, according to lawyer Claire Wivell Plater, managing director of The Fold. "There's ...

Property group director jailed for four years

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... making a false or misleading statement or omission in a prospectus lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). He was also found not guilty of four charges relating to acting as an officer and falsifying the accounts of My ...

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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... edition of Financial Standard we look at how hedge funds are reacting to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC's) proposed new portfolio holdings disclosure requirements We also take a closer look at reporting season and look at ...

Hedge funds fear 'draconian' disclosure rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... standards. However, the portfolio holdings requirements will be regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). ASIC is provisionally demanding a much deeper 'look-through' than APRA, and unlike APRA, the data will be publicly ...

Advisers to justify platform choice under best interest

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... interest duty provision within the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulation. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has raised the issue that platform operators with aligned dealer groups often have conflicts of interest which ...

Anne Street SMSF advice falls under ASIC radar

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
... advice to self-managed super fund (SMSF) clients has raised concerns from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The practice has agreed to engage an independent expert who will review, assess, make recommendations and report to ...