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Abuse of reporting rules widespread: Medcraft

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft has highlighted companies "abuse" of breach reporting rules. The head of the industry watchdog made the comments in front of a Senate public hearing in Sydney on Friday following ...

Hagger defends NAB advice, brushes off independent review

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... undertaking is unnecessary. "We will do some form of look-back process that we will agree on with ASIC. We have written to Greg Medcraft in that regard and we will work through a process that is appropriate to our circumstances. We are appointing an ...

Medcraft addresses ASIC's NAB response

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
In his opening statement to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee, ASIC chair Greg Medcraft addressed the recent media coverage of NAB Wealth's compensation to its advice clients. "We have started our information gathering from NAB Wealth using ...

ASIC chair discloses travel expenses

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
ASIC chair Greg Medcraft has revealed a $45,000 travel expense budget in the six months to December 2014. This figure includes expenses for Medcraft and his staff, and covers trips to London, Milan and Rio di Janeiro for meetings pertaining to Medcraft's ...

ASIC national exam proposal lacks evidence: CMCRC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
ASIC chair Greg Medcraft's call for a national adviser examination is flawed, according to Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC) chief executive Michael Aitken. While recognising Medcraft's good intentions, Professor Aitken argued that ...

Medcraft backs national adviser exam

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2015
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft has come out in support of a new national exam for financial advisers. Medcraft backed the proposal in an op-ed published in the Australian Financial Review. "I strongly ...

FS Advice: Medcraft's appalling speech

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
Check out the latest edition of the FS Advice newsletter here Last week, ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft's outburst about financial planning got everyone talking. He used the words "absolutely appalling" when referring to the fact that Australian consumers ...

Murray's FSI: consumers win round one

ALEX DUNNIN  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... they believe it's time ASIC and APRA stepped up into the big league (which is why last week's bizarre speech by Greg Medcraft should be interpreted as his resignation letter). The graduated regulation Murray referred to is part of this but also is his ...

Medcraft furious over "absolutely appalling" advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft said that despite the regulators' efforts, he still had no confidence in the financial advice industry. Speaking at the National Press Club yesterday, Medcraft said the regulator's ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... the Australian Industry Group's November Australian Performance of Services Index (PSI) is due out. ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft is slated to address to the National Press Club while Treasury Secretary Martin Parkinson attends an Australian British Chamber ...