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AES member funds safe

The Australian Enterprise Superannuation (AES) Fund says member money is safe and secure following this week's disqualification by APRA of some of its trustee directors. The regulator disqualified former AES directors Ian Baldock, Kerry Woolacott and ...

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 ...

Rei Super gains APRA licence

Rei Super has been awarded its Registrable Superannuation Entity (RSE) licence by APRA, seven months ahead of the July 2006 deadline. "The fund is committed to growing and prospering in the future so we wanted this project out of the way this calendar ...

Weekly Economic Roundup

Australian financial markets produced a lacklustre performance last week as the US celebrated a Thanksgiving holiday-shortened week. Domestic trading activity was uneventful throughout the week with only the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) new ...

Tax page cull the first step: BCA

The Business Council of Australia (BCA) has given the Federal Government a thumbs-up for its decision to slash the number of income tax pages by more than 2,000, but said there is room for more tax reforms. "In one sweep, the number of income tax pages ...

Consumers not dumb, just confused about WM industry: ACA

The Australian Consumers' Association (ACA) says the release of the 2005 ANZ Financial Literacy Research and the Study of Consumers in Financial Difficulty confirms consumers are not dumb. Peter Kell, ACA Chief Executive Officer said he commended the ...

Insider trading fears undermining investor confidence

A report commissioned by institutional investors has revealed too many company directors are trading during 'black-out' periods or are failing to tell the market when they are trading their own company shares. The report was sponsored by BT Governance ...

ASIC complaint is minor: Health Super

Health Super, responding to an ASIC direction to improve insurance disclosure, says the areas requiring improvement are minor and have caused no detriment to members. But Health Super have said are, and will fully, co-operate with ASIC. In a statement ...

CSF inspires faith with RSE and goes public offer

The Catholic Superannuation Fund (CSF) has become the first major church-based super fund to gain a Registrable Superannuation Entities (RSE) licence and will also go public offer. CSF has pipped many other non-religious funds to the post, gaining their ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open broadly unchanged as another benign day on the US markets provides little direction for the domestic bourse. However, with the Australian market still awash in activity with earnings and annual general ...