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ASIC lowers wholesale investor threshold to $2.5 million

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... assets of at least $2.5 million could be classified as wholesale investors by their financial advisers, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has determined. The regulator has issued a statement to clarify the definition of retail ...

Resources needed for outcomes, regulators warn Treasury

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... objectives for the different agencies. In its response, made public in the form of a statement of intent, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said that it can operate "at a range of resource levels, but resourcing will affect ...

ASIC cracks down on advisers over PI insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has cancelled seven Australian financial services (AFS) licenses that did not comply with professional indemnity (PI) insurance obligations. The review targeted licensees which had not requested ...

We don't want to regulate SMSFs: APRA, ASIC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... deputy chair of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). But Peter Kell, deputy chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), challenged his questioner whether being asked to regulate the sector this was the right ...

Barrack St raises $16 million through IPO

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
Manny Pohl's Barrack Street Investments is scheduled to list on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on August 14 after it raised $16 million through its initial public offer (IPO). The small and mid-cap listed investment company will be managed ...

Treasury Group shares surge on merger news

LAURA MILLAN AND AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
... cents to $10.53 in an hour's trade on Tuesday, adding 9.1 per cent after news of the merger deal hit the Australian Securities Exchange. It's the company's highest share price in six years. Under the new agreement Treasury Group will gain more access ...

Advice register talks focus on financial advice scope

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... policy and conduct Dante De Gori told Financial Standard that there are over 50,000 people licensed under the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) RG146 licensing regime. However, not all of them are financial planners providing personal ...

SFGA shareholders approve IOOF acquisition proposal

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... hearing, scheduled for Wednesday 6 August 2014. If approval is gained, SFGA will lodge court orders with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) so that the Scheme becomes effective on Wednesday 6 August 2014. This will result in ...

Claims against advice arm have no factual basis: Macquarie

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation and to the enforceable undertaking (EU) that it entered with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in January 2013. Macquarie has said that it has put in place new adviser assessments, new ...

ASIC announces National Financial Literacy Strategy

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released its National Financial Literacy Strategy 2014-2017, which is aimed at helping Australians become more financially secure. Over the past 12 months, ASIC has compiled the key priorities ...