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AMP announces AG Holdings settlement

AMP Limited has announced that its subsidiary AG Australia Holdings Limited (formerly GIO Australia Holdings Limited) has reached a settlement in proceedings related to the takeover of GIO in 1999. However, the settlement remains subject to approval ...

ASIC releases class order exemption relating to AFSL requirements

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released a class order exemption relating to the requirement to hold an Australian financial services licence (AFSL) for the provision or giving of financial product advice in certain documents. ...

Inaugural Inspector General of Taxation appointed for five-year term

Sydney tax consultant, David Vos AM, was today appointed the inaugural Inspector-General of Taxation. The primary role Mr Vos - appointed for a five-year term - will be to provide a new source of independent advice to Government on problems in the administration ...

FPA criticises ACCC PI report

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has criticised the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) Public Liability and Professional Indemnity Insurance Monitoring Report, saying it does not go far enough to highlight the professional ...

Opposition launches biting criticism of Government's super policies

The shadow minister for retirement incomes, savings and consumer affairs - Senator Nick Sherry, has said that the gazetted regulations which allow so-called portability in superannuation are phoney and unsafe. In an announcement made today he said that ...

Morningstar awards moderate three-star rating for IOOF's international equities

Morningstar announced today that it had awarded a moderate three-star rating to IOOF's $110 million international equities fund managed by Perennial Investment Partners. The research house has cited Perennial's active 'bottom up', moderate conviction ...

Too many defects in prospectuses: ASIC

Many public fundraising documents continue to fall short of minimum standards set down in the Corporations Act, according to a recent review by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The industry regulator said defects in offer ...

ASIC moves against late disclosure

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is continuing to crack down on listed companies late or failing to lodge financial statements. The industry watchdog announced it has issued 22 orders under the Corporations Act against companies ...

Trescowthick charged, Clifford Corporation directors committed for trial

Adam John Trescowthick, the former Executive Chairman of Harris Scarfe Holdings Limited, today faced 37 charges relating to the collapse of the retailer in April 2001. The charges, brought by the Australian Investments and Securities Commission (ASIC) ...

ACCC accepts GrainCorp undertakings

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted undertakings, pursuant to section 87B of the Trade Practices Act 1974, from GrainCorp Ltd in relation to the sale of the interest in Australian Bulk Alliance, newly appointed ACCC ...