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ETF provider soothes market over risk issues

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... Srichander Ramaswamy in a paper called Market Structures and Systemic Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds, prompting international scrutiny of the sector. Tom Keenan, director of intermediary sales at iShares, said the issues raised were not a problem for ...

Super funds to disclose pay, raise board governance: AIST

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... with a host of recommendations including: Boards to disclose remuneration policy and individual director's fees; Greater scrutiny of directors with multiple board responsibilities. Those on multiple boards to be subjected to regular review in the interests ...

Advisers must justify complex products: ASIC

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
ASIC will clamp down on the misuse of Managed Discretionary Accounts (MDAs) and increase scrutiny on advisers recommending capital guaranteed funds. A growing number of advisers are offering structured capital protected and capital guaranteed products. ...

BlackRock iShares breaks $1bn barrier

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... all ETFs are created equal and as more products enter the Australian market, we believe investors should apply close scrutiny before buying an ETF to understand all costs, quality, reliability and ultimately the total performance of an ETF over time. ...

Pay performance fees only, says $220b fund

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... reserved for investment managers with the conflicts of interest in asset consulting also set to come under increased scrutiny. The pension fund's board of administration has recommended that outside consultants only be permitted to fulfill one function ...

ATO to review 10,000 SMSFs

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
... self-managed super funds (SMSF) this financial year as it raises its compliance focus to protect retirement savings. The ATO's scrutiny on SMSF funds and trustees follows on from the latest Auditor Contravention Reports, which highlighted the potential ...

Net tightens around share trading: ASIC

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
... regulatory data on orders and trades, among others. Dark pools, or non-displayed pools of liquidity, will also come under scrutiny, as ASIC looks to tighten trading requirements. The changes come as the regulator makes retail investor protection, international ...

Fundies face tough ASIC scrutiny

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
ASIC released a new consultation paper yesterday seeking industry feedback on whether fund managers should be subject to the same rules that regulate stockbrokers when trading in share markets. This could see fund managers face tougher penalties if ...

Platforms control market, not advisers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
... the power to influence the financial advice industry really lies, research shows. "In an environment where competition scrutiny is increasing, this highlights why the focus has turned to below line remuneration payments to advisers rather than commissions ...

Meaning to the meaningless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
... dragging benchmark indexes down from five-month highs, as financial companies slumped amid concern over growing legal scrutiny of home foreclosure practices." These two are examples of what you'll find on the blogosphere and cyberland this morning. Yes ...