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Ausbil appoints external auditor to investigate fund fees

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
... overcharged the fund's investors. "We will be reviewing all of our compliance processes and procedures as part of the inquiry to be sure this situation does not occur again," the company said. The issue, which was initially reported in the media by Fairfax ...

ASIC enhances whistleblower communication

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
... taking steps to improve whistleblower communication and protection, one of the main concerns that prompted the Senate inquiry into the regulator's performance. ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft spoke this morning at a public hearing of the Senate Economics ...

Lawyer questions legality of FoFA amendments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... suggest that the FoFA laws be given time to settle in and that they be reviewed as a part of the upcoming financial systems inquiry."

FoFA changes must go before parliament: Collins

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... weren't overnight reforms. Scandals including Westpoint, Great Southern, Storm and Trio culminated in a parliamentary inquiry which found that, among other reforms required, a best interest duty was necessary to improve the minimum quality of advice ...

SMSFs poised to boost infrastructure investing

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... an attractive option for these investors. In a recent submission to the Productivity Commission Public Infrastructure inquiry, the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) listed the advantages of SMSFs funding Australian infrastructure. "SMSF ...

Medcraft always going to testify at inquiry: ASIC

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft will appear before the Senate inquiry into ASIC, despite media reports to the contrary, according to an ASIC statement. Medcraft publically announced his commitment to the ...

ASIC takes most action against small business owners

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... achieved within the areas of market integrity, corporate governance and financial services. Submissions to the Senate inquiry on the performance of ASIC have recently highlighted consumer and business owners concerns that the regulator focuses mostly ...

Government must recycle brownfield infra: FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... development to attract superannuation investment. In its submission to the Productivity Commission's Public Infrastructure Inquiry, the FSC said super funds were ready to invest in existing (brownfield) infrastructure, and that governments should sell ...

Fears to FoFA amendments "overplayed": AFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
... advice more affordable and accessible." Fox said that the AFA will also be sending a submission to the Financial Systems inquiry focusing on the balance between direct and advised insurance. "We will ask for a correct regulatory balance between direct ...

AMP Capital proposes new infra funding model

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
... activity. AMP Capital made the proposal as part of its submission to the Productivity Commission's Public Infrastructure Inquiry. It said that, while there is significant appetite from institutional investors and super funds for investment in mature ...