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AFS licensees behind the eight ball with account lodgement

Almost 15 per cent of Australian financial services (AFS) licensees are overdue with lodging their 2004 annual accounts and auditor reports with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The 618 licensees with overdue accounts were ...

ASIC loses Johnston to Hong Kong

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has lost another senior executive with the resignation of industry stalwart Ian Johnston. Johnston, most recently ASIC executive director of financial services regulation, has been appointed to a ...

Specialist training courses now available for SMSFs

Specialist training courses regarding self-managed super funds (SMFSs) have now been approved as meeting ASIC's training requirements and as such have been included as part of the ASIC Training Register. ASIC executive director of financial services ...

AFSLs growing in number

ASIC has revealed the total number of Australian Financial Services Licences (AFSLs) stood at 4,101 after it issued 363 additional AFSLs since March last year. Over the period the regulator also approved 582 variations to existing AFSLs and was notified ...

Macquarie to raise half a billion dollars for new fund

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2005
Macquarie Bank would likely raise an estimated half a billion dollars for its new listed investment fund, analysts said yesterday. Macquarie on Monday night said it was considering establishing a new fund to list on the Australian Stock Exchange. The ...

Investment management company director gaoled for seven years

The Sydney District Court has sentenced Robert Walker to seven years' gaol with a non-parole period of four and a half years after he pleaded guilty to 21 counts of deception under the Crimes Act 1900. ASIC brought the charges against Walker that related ...

Rivkin board control saga drags on

The wrangling over the control of the board of Rivkin Financial Services (RFS) will continue with its third largest shareholder, Network, also calling for a general meeting to oust the current directors. The move follows from that of Pinnacle Asset ...

ASIC assesses churning and misselling

ASIC has announced its intention to examine how well financial advisers are complying with new legislation regarding advice to switch financial products. The Financial Services Reform Act introduced a number of obligations to discourage financial advisers ...

Guidance on SOAs from ASIC

ASIC has provided guidance on Statements of Advice (SOAs) to help Australian financial services licensees fulfil their obligations under the Corporations Act 2001. The guide is aimed at addressing both content and presentation deficiencies discovered ...

ComSuper picks Acurity

ComSuper, the administrator for public service and defence force superannuation schemes, has chosen the Acurity computer system to support the operation of the Public Service Superannuation (PSS) accumulation plan. PSS is a new superannuation plan that ...