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Advisers have 30 days to issue SoA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
... means advisers are now obligated to issue an SoA within 30 days of advice being given, however all other rules and regulations remain unchanged. The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) was one organization that welcomed the interim arrangements. ...

Shorting no longer needs a tick: SEC

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
... blamed shorting for causing the 1929 stock market crash. Yesterday's vote came among other SEC changes to shorting regulations, including the removal of the 'grandfather provision', which will put more pressure on those who illegally 'naked short sell' ...

Aviva bags diversity award

... more competitive than ever, and we are responding positively to the changes in our markets, technology, products and regulations. If we are to retain our strengths in these challenging new environments, we must embrace diversity in everything we do," ...

Investors will be compensated for dud advice: Pearce

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2007
... must be either approved by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) or satisfy other parts of the regulations. "Many licensees already have professional indemnity insurance in place," said Chris Pearce, the Parliamentary Secretary ...

Compliance pushes SMSFs in new direction

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2007
... she said. "Where it's going forward in the future is that there will be a profession of SMSF advice." The increased regulations also meant client selection - ensuring the right people were in a self managed super fund - not just compliance advice, was ...

Starved infrastructure will bite into growth

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
... the Opposition Leader showed he still has a couple of tricks tucked up his sleeve. His proposed reforms to business regulations were not only practical but also politically shrewd. Among Labor's proposed changes to "get government off the back of business" ...

Fin Synergy upgrades Acurity ahead of D-day

... the new rules will be a significant issue for super fund administrators as following 1 July the previous rules and regulations governing super will become redundant in contrast to previous changes where rules were grandfathered or retained," he added. ...

Govt proposes shorter PDS

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
The Federal Government has released draft regulations from the Corporations and Financial Services Regulation Review showcasing a simplified corporate and financial services regulatory system, potentially resulting in abbreviated product disclosure ...

CPA Australia and SEQUAL team up

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
... guidelines cover the different types of equity release products, key factors to take into account and the current regulations that surround reverse mortgages. Both Bowler and Keiren Dell, executive director of SEQUAL, said their organisations were keen ...

Members should update binding beneficiaries: ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
... relationship; parents of a deceased adult child who was living with them; and even flatmates." Changes to the Death Benefit regulations were introduced in 2004. "Experience so far has shown that complex family situations, rather than same sex relationships ...