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ASIC releases policy and extends deadline on dollar disclosure

ASIC has issued Policy Statement 182 'Dollar Disclosure' as a guide to how providing entities and product issuers can comply with the dollar disclosure regime. The statement also outlines provisions of relief under the rule and has extended the deadline ...

Australia's business confidence falls

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2004
Australia's business confidence fell sharply in November, but not enough to slow business growth, which remains close to ten-year highs, a survey found today. The National Australia Bank's monthly business survey points to robust ongoing growth in November ...

New guidelines on conflicts for AFS applicants

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has incorporated the most recent legislative changes relating to conflicts of interest into its licensing regime with updates to its licensing guides. The conflicts management obligations are ...

New accreditation standards for self managed super industry

The $130 million self-managed super funds industry is to receive a new accreditation program from its representative body the Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). In response to the ATO's stringent approach to self ...

Babcock & Brown to expand range of activities

Babcock & Brown is set to broaden its range of investment and advisory activities to include large-scale equity investments both domestically and overseas by establishing Babcock & Brown Capital (B&BC), an externally managed investment company. The ...

Zurich software mixes and matches pensions

Zurich Financial Services Australia has developed a new software tool to assist financial advisers establish the best combination for their clients involving a mix between an allocated pension (AP) and a term-allocated pension (TAP). The product called ...

AMP Capital needs to stand the test of time

Morningstar Research has given AMP Capital Investors Equity Fund-Class A an investment grade rating as part of the research house's Australian share sector strategy review. The fund has been outperformed by its benchmark for the last five years mainly ...

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 ...

Wake up call for looming dollar disclosure requirements

Product disclosure statements (PDS), statements of advice and periodic statements released after 1 January 2005 need to ensure they comply with incoming provisions. Ebsworth & Ebworth's recent law bulletin has outlined the importance of preparing for ...

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 ...