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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 ...

MDA guidance review will bring coherence and consistency

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
Advisers and fund managers welcome the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) review of Managed Discretionary Accounts (MDA) guidance as it will bring coherence and consistency to an under-regulated sector. "The review is a good thing ...

ASIC bans another insurance broker

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... unscrupulous practitioners will face the full force of the regulator with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) permanently banning a Sydney insurance broker. Ronald Coshott, director of Bay Pacific in Edgecliff, New South Wales ...

Govt moves to enshrine 'financial adviser' label

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... product advice industry", Mr Shorten said. It will also make it easier for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to take action against "product spruikers". Industry bodies the Financial Planning Association (AFP) and the Association of ...

ASIC eases fears on high frequency trading

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has said in a new report that fears related to high frequency trading (HFT) are mostly unfounded. The much-anticipated report, released today, follows investigation into market prices by two ...

EQT lodges bidder statement for the Trust Co

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... the bidder statement for its offer for the Trust Company and lodged it to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the ASX and the Trust Company itself. The document provides key information about the offer, which was announced last ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... finance data for January and new motor vehicle sales numbers for February. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will hand down its report on the impact of high frequency trading on Australia's financial markets. The market on Friday posted ...

Former consultant sentenced for insider trading

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... Lindskog after being convicted of four insider trading charges brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Judge David Parsons sentenced Lindskog to 12 months imprisonment wholly suspended for three of the charges and imposed ...

Managed accounts set for an overhaul

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
... growth. Institutions and service providers have welcomed last week's release of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) consultation paper outlining how Managed Discretionary Accounts (MDA) should be operated. Industry players have ...

Same Day Money loses credit licence

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has cancelled the Australian Credit Licence (ACL) of Cairns-based business Same Day Money. Same Day Money director Lawrence James Sullivan has also been banned from engaging in credit activities ...