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ASIC enforces AFSLs for margin lenders

ASIC RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... to cease providing such services, noted an ASIC statement. This follows the passage of the Corporations Legislation Amendment (Financial Modernisation) Act late last year which provides for the regulation of margin lending facilities. Among other things ...

CalPERS opens black book of placement agents...

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
The largest US pension fund responds to mounting concerns about the true nature of the pension fund-placement agent-fund manager relationship by revealing the details of more than 600 placement agent disclosures to the public. The disclosures - received ...

US reform tightens net on big firms

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
... provision of the reforms bill - the proposed creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA). Instead, an amendment proposed was the establishment of a council of regulators. In his weekly address last week, President Barack Obama applauded ...

Lessons learned from Opes Prime

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... right direction, particularly following the October 2009 passage through parliament of the Corporations Legislation Amendment (Financial Services Modernisation) Bill 2009. The bill defines margin lending arrangements, and sets out requirements on product ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
... holds a general meeting. Telstra and Optus will appear before a Senate committee into the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Bill. The Sequal Deloitte Reverse Mortgage survey is released, and the annual Merrill Lynch-Capgemini Asia-Pacific wealth ...

IOSCO to impose new rule on FoHFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) fund of hedge fund (FoHF) report on liquidity risk and appropriate due diligence could impact how the sector is regulated in the future, said a hedge fund expert. Following a consultation ...

Govt announces short selling disclosure timeline

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
... superannuation and corporate law, renewed his attack on the government's short selling legislation, calling the Corporations Amendment (Short Selling) Bill useless without a final disclosure regime. Pearce said the government needed to provide more detail ...

Cavendish launches adviser portal

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
Self managed super fund (SMSF) service provider, Cavendish Superannuation has released an online portal for advisers that provides fund information, pension statements, trust deeds and amendments. Peter Cocks, national relationships manager at Cavendish ...

Media Super hires ING as insurer

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
Media Super has appointed ING Life as its new insurer for death and total and permanent disability insurance cover, and its income protection cover. The appointment follows a six-month intensive tender process. Media Super, an industry super fund with ...

LGsuper expands options

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
Queensland-based LGsuper joins the growing number of super funds that are keeping pace with members who want more options within their super. LGsuper was traditionally a "no frills" fund that provided superannuation services to current and former Queensland ...