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Accountant gets 6 years jail for promoting tax avoidance scheme

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2013
A Gold Coast accountant has been sentenced to 6 years jail for promoting a tax avoidance scheme to clients after the case was successfully brought forward by Project Wickenby, a cross-agency Government taskforce fighting against tax evasion, avoidance ...

ASIC questions SMSF advice in proposed guidance

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commissions (ASIC) has called into question the quality of advice given to self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) investors in proposed guidance the regulator released today. "There is a need to improve the ...

Finance industry integrity called into question

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
... abuses such as insider trading is perceived as positive, with 47% of stakeholders rating ASIC as good or excellent in this task.

ASIC concerned over "pockets" of poor SMSF advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has found "concerning pockets of poor advice" which involve recommendations that self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors gear into real property. ASIC's commissioner Greg Tanzer said that ...

Super behemoths set to lock horns in Supreme Court

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... assets, which included a range of airport assets across Australia and internationally. "The Future Fund remains focused on the task of building and managing the portfolio in line with its investment mandate."

Academic questions Libs' super board independence policy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... most important function of a board is to reach quality decisions, Wheeler said there were two relevant types of conflict: task conflict and relationship conflict. Task conflict, she said, was a positive thing. "Task conflict is about debates, disagreements ...

Future Fund denies wrongdoing in Perth Airport deal

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... assets, which included a range of airport assets across Australia and internationally. "The Future Fund remains focused on the task of building and managing the portfolio in line with its investment mandate."

APRA to focus on reinsurers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will focus on the performance of reinsurance groups as a way to prevent the negative effects on the insurance industry if a reinsurer was downgraded or failed. APRA senior manager Kate Bible said ...

ASIC brandishes whip on dark liquidity and HFT

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
Dark liquidity and high frequency trading (HFT) will be subject to new regulation after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced its new market integrity rules. ASIC Commissioner Cathie Armour said the new rules will improve ...

New dark pool transparency rules introduced

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
New rules affecting dark pools and high frequency trading (HFT) have been introduced in a bid to improve transparency. Minister Assisting for Financial Services and Superannuation David Bradbury announced a package of market integrity rules just prior ...