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Director to challenge ASIC ban

ALISON BEVEGE | FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011

Financial services regulator ASIC today said it banned a director for three years from providing financial services - but the director is appealing against the decision which she called "disgraceful". Tracey Burnell, of Doncaster East, Victoria, was ...

Let the games begin

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011

Financial services regulator ASIC this morning released its timetable for the introduction of market competition, which will allow Chi-X Australia to compete head to head with the ASX, and said the new market integrity rules (MIRs) should be in place ...

Self-directed investors challenge industry giants

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, ALEX DUNNIN | MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011

... advice rather than holistic advice. Many advisers still provide holistic advice as the default option," the finance regulator ASIC noted in its recently released Access to Financial Advice report. Growth in the self-directed channel is already creating ...

ASX power handover to ASIC heralds new trading rules

PRESS RELEASES | FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010

Starting next month, investors will have to follow a new set of trading rules when regulator ASIC takes over the supervisory role historically held by the local bourse. Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law ...

Debt disclosure to revive agribusiness

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010

... their books to the public, including how much debt they owe, could renew investor confidence. This week corporate regulator ASIC released a consultation paper on how agribusiness managed investment schemes (MIS) can improve their disclosure policies ...

Govt overhauls consumer credit regulation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008

... key credit regulation, the Uniform Consumer Credit Code (UCCC) - replacing existing State legislation. Finance regulator ASIC will wield more power under the new regime with the Government requiring all providers of consumer credit and credit-related ...

AIMA and IFSA respond to temp shorting ban

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS | MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008

... need to have a look at if there is any impact on redemptions. These are serious questions we'll be talking to the regulator ASIC to get a more definitive position," he said. He continued, "A number of our members are looking at their mandates and looking ...

Super fund reporting to go online: ASIC

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008

The country's financial regulator ASIC is giving super funds the go ahead to use the web as their default method of delivering annual fund information to members, as long as certain conditions are met. "We have decided that for this year we will allow ...

Claws out on unlicensed super trustees

... been received of which 93 have been approved and the remainder to be processed by June. But according to the other regulator ASIC, there are around 300 to 400 super funds who do not have a license and in the process of winding up as the 'transition phase' ...

Keep it short and simple: ASIC

Financial services regulator ASIC has made changes to the Corporations Act that will allow providers of general financial product advice to provide shorter, simpler general advice warning when they give oral general advice. 'By focussing on the core ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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