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Elders to axe 10% of workforce

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
... the Elders financial planning division will be affected by this measure, but a company statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) said that Elders will reorganise "as a pure agribusiness, with a sustainable capital structure and operations." ...

Could ASIC become the SMSF regulator?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
The recent scrutiny that self-managed super funds (SMSFs) have found themselves under from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) could be a taste of things to come, according to lawyer Claire Wivell Plater, managing director of ...

Property group director jailed for four years

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... accountant, was found guilty of making a false or misleading statement or omission in a prospectus lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). He was also found not guilty of four charges relating to acting as an officer ...

Trust board recommends revised Perpetual proposal

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... proposal from Perpetual in the absence of a superior proposal," The Trust Company said in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Perpetual previously offered 0.1495 Perpetual shares for each share held in The Trust Company, equivalent ...

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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we look at how hedge funds are reacting to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC's) proposed new portfolio holdings disclosure requirements We also take a closer look at reporting season ...

Hedge funds fear 'draconian' disclosure rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... Stronger Super reporting standards. However, the portfolio holdings requirements will be regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). ASIC is provisionally demanding a much deeper 'look-through' than APRA, and unlike APRA ...

Advisers to justify platform choice under best interest

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... choice under the best interest duty provision within the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulation. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has raised the issue that platform operators with aligned dealer groups often have conflicts ...

Anne Street SMSF advice falls under ASIC radar

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
... Partners Financial Services' advice to self-managed super fund (SMSF) clients has raised concerns from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The practice has agreed to engage an independent expert who will review, assess, make ...

Wickham Securities chairman banned for two years

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... collapsed lender Wickham Securities has been banned from financial services for two years and seven months. The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has banned Bradley Thomas Sherwin after he declared himself bankrupt. ASIC is still ...

Trust gives Perpetual a chance to match IOOF offer

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... provided Perpetual with the opportunity to match or better the IOOF proposal," Trust said in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). At the same time, the board is still open to hear an offer by Equity Trustees, which was the first to ...