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Nigerian PenCom adjusts pension

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
Nigerian regulations on investments of pension fund assets may soon be under review with the National Pension Commission (PenCom) determined to bring them in line with the current economic realities, according to overseas reports. The review of these ...

Not a jobless double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
... anyway with the economic outlook "unusually uncertain", the GFC still fresh in their minds and the uncertainty over regulations being cooked up by the Obama administration (health care reform?). But with rising profits, they're bound to spread the joy ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
... Kong stocks rose 0.56 per cent on Wednesday, boosted by banking stocks following news that a planned tightening of regulations for the global industry had been watered down. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed up 117.79 points at 21,091.18. SHANGHAI ...

SEC launches new divisions to protect investors

SEC RELEASES  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... investors. This office will evaluate trends in securities offerings and capital markets to determine whether rules and regulations are keeping pace and working properly. "These changes will help us focus on critically important institutions and financial ...

Coalition's IR commitment locks in Award default funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... Abetz, tried to hedge his bets when he said the Coalition still reserves its right to adjust the Act's supporting regulations, this is unlikely to impact the operation of default super funds. This is because according to a briefing note prepared earlier ...

ASX power handover to ASIC heralds new trading rules

PRESS RELEASES  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
... Act 2010 start in 1 August. This follows the Federal Executive Council formalising the Corporations (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2010, which details the proposed fee structure that ASIC will charge to recover the costs of supervision. Tony D'Aloisio ...

Govt extends drawdown relief for account-based pensions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... retired," he said in a statement. This change will require amendments to the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994 and the Retirement Savings Accounts Regulations 1997. The necessary regulations will be made as soon as possible in the ...

APRA dictates investment option labels

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... disclosure template. By contrast, regulators and not-for-profit funds did not recognise this interpretation of the regulations because it only applied to fee disclosure and made no reference to investment practices. Pauline Vamos, chief executive at ...

Short form PDS gets green light

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... an eight-page product disclosure statement (PDS) rather than 80, as new laws announced this week kick in. The new regulations are an important step forward to a new era in disclosure for fund members, said super industry body, ASFA. "This move, and the ...

African dev't needs private equity: Mobius

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2010
... rules that investors can depend on for these markets to develop. "If there is uncertainty regarding foreign exchange regulations, taxation and property ownership, then investors tend to be very short-term and skittish," he said. "Governments, which realise ...