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AIG Australia insulated from US woes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
... a completely separate legal entity within the stringent Australian regulatory regime. "We continue to comply with regulations concerning capital adequacy and solvency. AIG Life in Australia has more than sufficient capital and reserves to meet our obligations ...

US and Aus open equities borders

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
... ease cross-border trading and means brokers reduce their compliance costs as they no longer have to answer to two regulations. More importantly, it takes Australia a step closer to being a global financial centre and is proof that Australia has a well-regulated ...

The saga continues

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... -- the lowest level since March 1991 - more than reversing June's sharp increase (owing to the changes in building regulations in New York City). Housing starts are down by 29.6 per cent in the year to July and are down by 57.5 percent from their peak ...

Businesses weighed down by choice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... funds transfer (EFT) usage among super funds, the survey found. Although the federal government's new clearing house regulations had reduced some of these inherent difficulties, the survey found the service could be improved further to deal with delays ...

FIRST Super names chief exec

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
... Times and Monash University. Russell said his immediate focus is to ensure the recent merger complies with government regulations and make sure the fund's administration had been consolidated into one system. "Following the administration and compliance ...

New tech counters terrorist attacks

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... international payments to be filtered against sanctioned entities. However, this is now changing with countries extending the regulations to include domestic payments," said Michael Wolfe, managing director, financial services for Logica Australia. "The ...

MacarthurCook appeals ASX breach

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
... manager MacarthurCook has confirmed it is appealing the Australian Securities Exchange's charge that it had breached regulations following the issuance of its shares to IOOF Holdings. In a statement released by the ASX today, MacarthurCook said it was ...

Deloitte warns against split regulation

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
... nationally but non-mortgage lenders would still be regulated state-by-state, keeping compliance costs up. "If you split the regulations between mortgages and non-mortgage loans, some players will face compliance obligations across a possible nine different ...

ATO sends warning to super fund trustees

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
... self managed super funds (SMSFs) to seek independent financial advice to ensure they comply with contributions tax regulations.

GES and Limestone launch Eastern Europe SRI fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
... market was gaining traction after structural reforms and required or expected compliance with European Union (EU) regulations had recently been announced.