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Research houses flag 'rating shopping' to advisers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... process, have moved to publish a list of those managers more prominently. The new Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) regulatory guidelines, known as RG79, came into force from 1 July and are aimed at preventing conflicts of interest. ...

Storm claim unfair and baseless: CBA

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... proceedings against the $136 million settlement that the bank reached with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) last year. "CBA regards the application as unfair, fundamentally flawed, incompetent and baseless. It will be opposing ...

Perth broker gets 3 year ban for falsifying documents

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... from engaging in credit activities until 27 June 2016. An investigation from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) found that between November 2010 and September 2011 Schmelzkopf submitted to a lender 13 loan applications with tax ...

Storm lawyers take ASIC and CBA to court over settlement

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... Robinson Solicitors have questioned the $136 million settlement reached by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and Commonwealth Bank last year. Levitt Robinson has filed a case against both organisations and also charges ASIC ...

Wellington forced to pay ASIC's cost of appeal

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
Wellington Capital will be forced to cover the costs incurred by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) after the regulator brought legal proceedings against the responsible entity of the Premium Income Fund (PIF). The cost of the ...

US regulator lifts hedge fund advertising ban

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... hedge funds enjoy one of the most liberal advertising regimes in the world. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) does not distinguish between hedge funds and more conventional investment vehicles. The ASIC Act governs hedge funds ...

ASIC finalises OTC derivatives reporting rules

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued its final rules around over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trade reporting for financial institutions. The regime is set out in a package of rules and guidance released by ASIC today ...

ASIC winds up insolvent derivatives issuer

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained orders in the Federal Court to wind up Sydney-based derivatives issuer Apex Derivatives. Apex promoted trading in forex and contracts for difference (CFD) derivatives via its website. ...

ASIC bans Gateway Financial adviser permanently

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned a former Gateway Financial adviser, which is an authorised representative of Titanium Planners. Joshua John Doyle from Bradbury, New South Wales, has been permanently ...

Adviser uses dead people to earn commission

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned a Sydney financial adviser for using the names of dead and non-existent people to earn commissions on insurance applications. Pavan Vyas, an employee of Lionsgate Financial ...