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Hedge funds battle identity crisis

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... is running at about 80 to 90% with equities. Now that kind of correlation is not an alternative and that's a bit of a failing on the industry's part," Dunn says. "Providing better transparency, in terms of what it is actually driving returns that people ...

Collaboration key to surviving change

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
... change is through experimentation and sharing that knowledge with your peers in a collaborative way of experimenting, failing, succeeding, improving and going to the next generation," he said. "We've seen this very much in the technology space over the ...

Nationals senator not giving up on life insurance investigation

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... opt-out situation and I think it should be an opt-in one, especially when, as I said, we're seeing stories about insurers failing to pay claims." Ultimately, Williams argued that it doesn't matter what the composition of the Senate ends up being once ...

Cbus signs new Paris ESG commitment

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... Initiative and The Generation Foundation launched the new statement in Paris last week, based on their joint finding that "failing to consider long-term investment value drivers, which include environmental, social and governance issues, in investment ...

AFSL cancelled for Sydney firm

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of a Sydney based financial planning firm for failing to meet a number of key obligations. ASIC cancelled Etern Wisdom's AFSL on 6 June 2016 after ASIC discovered the firm had failed ...

ASIC takes Macquarie to court over van Eyk fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
... Statement of Facts to contraventions of the Corporations Act in its capacity as a responsible entity for the fund. These are: failing to adequately address the risks of investing into the Cayman Islands fund on three occasions; allowing members to redeem ...

Former Equititrust CEO appeal refused

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... 2011, ASIC initially suspended McIvor's Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of Equititrust for 12 months for failing to comply with a number of key obligations as a financial services licensee. Equititrust is the responsible entity of the Equititrust ...

ASIC ban upheld, investment banker jailed

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... Alfie Chong, was initially banned by ASIC for a range of misconduct issues including: providing inappropriate advice, failing to determine clients' relevant personal circumstances, copied and pasted client signatures on forms and arranged for implementation ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of wholesale fund manager

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... licence of a Sydney based wholesale service provider. TMK Index's licence was cancelled with effect from 12 May 2016 for failing to apply with a number of obligations. Previously known as Fish Capital Securities, TMK Index failed to meet requirements ...

TPB calls for submissions on practical guidance info

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... explanation for tax (financial) advisers and include explanations on not only what is required but also consequences for failing to comply with the Code. All submissions will be reviewed before the final information sheets are published on the TPB website. ...