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ASIC jobs cut as responsibilities rise

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has axed 59 jobs in the year to May as part of 87 redundancies with a further 68 to go this financial year as part of a $10 million budget cut to the corporate watchdog, dependant on a funding review. ...

AMP scales advice for affordability

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
... model was developed in consultation with financial planners, customers and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The new model will provide six different categories for people to receive specific advice including superannuation ...

ASIC heats up insider trading investigations

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has put the corporate advice world on high alert after releasing a report stating it has doubled its investigations into insider trading in the past year. ASIC took over the role as regulator from ...

Westpoint directors face charges

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... Rundle are facing two criminal charges each as a result of an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), which alleges the two parties breached their duties under the Corporations Act. Westpoint was a Ponzi scheme where ...

Landmark case against board duty failure

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... and non-executive directors for failure to provide due diligence. In 2007, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) alleged that Centro's seven directors and former chief financial officer failed in due diligence when they approved ...

ASIC accepts EU from Kilara Financial Solutions

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... its own cost after having switched clients to Trio Capital super products. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has accepted the Enforcable Undertaking (EU) from Kilara after the regulator found the NSW-based planning firm had ...

ASX grants Chi-X access to TAS

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
The ASX Group (ASX) has decided to allow Chi-X Australia to use its new Trade Acceptance Service (TAS), with Chi-X signing a non-exclusive arrangement. By allowing Chi-X to use the system, investors will now be able to clear and settle transactions ...

ASIC fee changes

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
Financial services companies will face higher fees from the Australian Securities and Investments Commissions (ASIC) from July 1 based on the March quarter Consumer Price Index. Starting in the new financial year, any application to register an Australian ...

Financial services honoured with Queen's favour

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... trade and business including a member of the corporations and securities panel, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, member of Export Advisory Panel for Austrade and a board member of Capital Markets CRC. Wolnizer is also a fellow of Institute ...

ASIC warns of $15,000 EOFY countdown

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
... it better have its ducks in a row in three weeks time or face hefty fines. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced today that financial services companies can face fines of up to $15,000 for failure to comply with EOFY ...