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Rules, rules, rules

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
... a financial crisis." Given the current general distaste (hatred?) for bankers, it would be very easy to pass tough regulations. But it would be premature to judge whether or not such reforms would truly achieve the goals they were intended. Moses' Ten ...

MySuper proposal ignites storm

ALEX DUNNIN AND RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... other funds to reach the required scale" But implementation of the SSR MySuper proposal will require not just new regulations but a fundamental redesign of the trustee law principle on which the Superannuation Industry Supervision (SIS) Act is built. ...

Insto investors win from govt Chi-X approval

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
... Australia must now meet legislative requirements to be granted an Australian market licence. In addition, the Corporations Regulations 2001 Act must be amended to define the regulatory framework. "If final approval is granted, Chi-X's competing market ...

SEC launches derivatives review

SEC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
... funds and investment firms. SEC staff will explore a number of issues relating to the investment strategy and the regulations imposed by the Investment Company Act of 1940 including whether funds that rely on derivatives have appropriate risk management ...

Changes to borrowing brings peace of mind

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
... financial services, superannuation and corporate law, announced the government's proposal to amend the Corporations Regulations 2001 to allow superannuation fund trustees to access certain borrowing arrangements under the Act. "The measure will ensure ...

SuperAlphaFund closes shop in Australia

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
... to us that this pressure has resulted in a lack of consistent interpretation and application by ASIC of rules and regulations. "We have attempted to work through these issues. However, the delay of nearly a year at great expense while we've been attempting ...

London exchange signs deal with FactSet

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
... which has the highest impact on credit analysis, application integration, and compliance with "know your customer" regulations.

Trichet to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
... the Eurozone's best interest that they are saved. Greece may not be too big to fail, but it could contaminate. Laws, regulations and limitations that every member country must adhere to came with the formation of the Eurozone 11 years ago. Let's take ...

Ripoll heats up sales or advice debate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... advice. "The tension between the industry's dual sales and advice functions should be clearly resolved in favour of regulations that mandate a higher level of professionalism and better protect consumers from the negative consequences of conflicted advice," ...

CalPERS champions placement agent reform

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... proposed legislation outlined by Feckner would define placement agents as lobbyists and subject agents to certain regulations. These include the prohibition on compensation paid to placement agents that is contingent upon defeat, enactment, or outcome ...