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ASIC highlights higher enforcement rate ahead of Senate inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has made a total of 371 enforcement actions between January and June 2013, according to an enforcement report released ahead of the Senate inquiry on ASIC's performance. In line with its efforts ...

EQT urges The Trust Company to avoid "fruitless" efforts

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
... undertake further enquiry of Equity Trustees." In a letter addressed The Trust Company board made public in the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), EQT asked The Trust Company to provide comfort that it "considers that there is a reasonable prospect ...

SFG to look at WHK acquisition after reporting season

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
... potential opportunities in the rapidly changing financial services sector," SFGA said in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). SFGA said that the advisers will help "assisting on any acquisition proposals the company may receive," ...

Scam artists impersonate ASIC and MoneySmart

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
Consumers are being warned to be wary of scam artists impersonating representatives of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and MoneySmart. ASIC said the confidence tricksters are calling up from offshore telling unsuspecting ...

AFA to release code of conduct this year

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... revealed today. The AFA already released a draft code of conduct in July 2012 and has been waiting for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to release guidance on the issue, which the regulator did in March 2013. "The AFA is absolutely ...

Centrepoint spent $4.9 million in client claims

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... cover client claims in relation to the performance of some of its advisers. The company revealed to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) that the group had a net loss after tax of $4.2 million in financial year 2013, which comprises a loss before ...

ASIC freezes defendants' assets in Wickham case

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained orders to freeze the assets of the 15 defendants in the legal proceedings against Wickham Securities executives. The defendants include eight companies related to Wickham founder ...

FPA outlines concerns on TASA submission to Treasury

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... and collaboration between Treasury, the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB), industry, the profession and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in regard to developing enhanced education requirements for financial planners. The paper ...

Market Vectors ETFs appoint two directors

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... the largest ETF providers in the Australian market. The firm plans to list new Market Vectors ETFs on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in due course.

New deal opens Europe to Aussie AIFs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has entered a cooperation arrangement with its European Union (EU) counterparts to supervise fund managers operating across borders. The arrangement will allow Australian fund managers to manage ...