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FOFA misses the mark on investment fraud

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
A finance industry lawyer has warned that the FOFA regulations will not prevent Trio, Storm and Westpoint-type disasters from occuring in the future. "There has been no real change to rules making early detection and pre-emptive enforcement easier against ...

SMSFs exposed in related party transactions

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
Self-managed super funds can buy property from related parties but they are better off paying market rates and behaving as if at arm's length, a superannuation legal expert has said. Maria Siu, special counsel on Superannuation for Townsends Business ...

Coalition details stance on commissions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
... between our approaches," he said. This comes after Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, challenged opposition finance spokesperson, Andrew Robb, to provide detail of their superannuation policy last night on ...

FPA maintains stance on commission ban

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
... banning of commissions on investments. Luke Hartsuyker, shadow minister for financial services, superannuation, corporate law and consumer affairs, previously said moving to a fee for service structure wouldn't resolve conflicts of interest issues. Deen ...

ASX power handover to ASIC heralds new trading rules

PRESS RELEASES  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
... supervisory role historically held by the local bourse. Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, announced the Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC) will start supervising the ASX from August this ...

TFN should be member ID: Cooper

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... and pay superannuation for your employees," said Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law. John Brogden, chief executive at the Investment & Financial Services Association (IFSA), said using TFNs to track members ...

Govt provides flexibility on fee for service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... Advice reforms. Speaking in parliament last week, Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, said while there will be a ban on conflicted payments, the government is not interested in prescribing how advisers charge ...

Govt flags August for market supervision transfer

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... 2010 Annual Stockbrokers Conference yesterday, Chris Bowen, minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law, said no decision has been made on Chi-X's licence application because the regulatory framework had not been signed off. "Given ...

AFA airs planner worries on fin reforms

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
... has met in Canberra last week with members of Treasury, the minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, Chris Bowen and the shadow minister, Luke Hartsuyker. Klipin said the association is encouraged by the bipartisan debate on ...

Changing of the guard at Temasek

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
Australian fund managers looking to do business with Asian sovereign fund Temasek will need to woo new leaders at the firm namely the new president and the new head of portfolio management announced last week. Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara has been appointed ...