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ASIC appoints deputy chairman

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
The government announced the appointment of Peter Kell as deputy chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) for a five-year period starting 6 May 2013. Kell joined ASIC as a commissioner in 2011 and has experience in both ...

Sherry joins calls to watch SMSF property spruikers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... "unscrupulous property spruikers" and report concerns to the regulator. Sherry, who was instrumental in initiating the Cooper Review in 2010, also raised concerns about the high fee-to-assets ratio being paid by SMSF members with relatively small balances. ...

Coalition vow to leave SMSFs alone

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... changing or any further tightening of SMSF regulation," he said. He added that he was happy with the view expressed in the Cooper Review which found that SMSFs were appropriately regulated. "SMSFs are meeting a particular demand from the market and we're ...

ASIC chair appointed to IOSCO

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
Greg Medcraft, the chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, was appointed chair of the global peak body that represents 32 securities regulatory authorities. Medcraft took over as chair of the International Organization of Securities ...

SPAA raises alarm on draft SMSF rules

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... to get an independent valuation for other off market transactions. The legislation is the government's response to the Cooper Review that found the related party rules for SMSFs are open to abuse. But SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) ...

Industry urged to understand changes to transfer rules

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... assets they hold personally, into their funds. Burgess, who is responsible for SPAA's technical policy, said that after the Cooper Review found self-managed funds had too much flexibility with related party transactions, it should not come as a surprise ...

Broken 'contribs law' needs fixing: SPAA

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... questions its overall impact on the Government's budget position. Jemma Sanderson partner of financial services law firm Cooper Partners said that the legislation can also be particularly bad for women, who take extended breaks from the workforce.

Big deal day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
Ho-hum. Wake me up when it's over. "Twas another ordinary day in the market's today folks. The only news being the long wait for US President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. According to Bloomberg, "He will make proposals for spending on ...

Coalition wants fund governance changes: Fletcher

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... Coalition is elected at the upcoming Federal Election it would implement superannuation governance reforms recommended by the Cooper Review, which he said "have been ignored by the Rudd-Gillard Government." These would include making directors who want ...

Former mortgage broker convicted

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
A former NSW-based mortgage broker was yesterday convicted of 10 offences under the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (National Credit Act). In September 2012 Daniel Nguyen, of Panania, pleaded guilty to 10 offences including providing false ...