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ASIC warns of complacency over confidential information

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... guidance and robust industry standards, ensures retail investors can be confident in the integrity of the market," ASIC Commissioner John Price said. "However, it's important for companies not to become complacent. They should address any perception ...

MySuper dashboards, ASIC warns trustees

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... (non-uniform) product dashboards." Despite the regulator's misgivings about how the dashboard is being implemented, ASIC Commissioner Greg Tanzer said: "Our review suggests that trustees have shown a good level of compliance with the product dashboard ...

ASIC admits wrongdoing in Senate hearing

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... with allegations of poor advice, document forgery and fraud within Commonwealth Bank's financial planning unit. ASIC commissioner Peter Kell admitted that "it took us too long to move to the next step" when it became apparent that Commonwealth Financial ...

Bank complaints over TV ads seek to "stifle" competition: ISA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... looking at whether or not the campaign "provides a fair representation or conveys a misleading impression," ASIC commissioner Greg Tanzer told the Parliamentary Joint Committee for corporations and financial services during a routine oversight of the ...

ASIC to consider complaints about ISA's 'Compare the Pair'

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... about the new Industry Super Association (ISA) 'Compare the Pair' campaign, over concerns that they are "misleading." Commissioner Greg Tanzer confirmed that the regulator looked at the campaign during a routine oversight of ASIC at the Parliamentary ...

ATO issues warning ahead of tax haven crackdown

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... get their affairs in order and avoid steep penalties and the risk of criminal prosecution for tax avoidance," said commissioner of taxation Chris Jordan. "As governments around the world step up their data sharing and harness powerful technology to find ...

We did a "pretty good job" in CBA planning case: ASIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) commissioner Greg Tanzer believes that the regulator "did a pretty good job" in dealing with the Commonwealth Financial Planning (CFP) case that prompted a Senate inquiry into the overall performance ...

Westpac exec gets ASIC ban after preying on elderly's finances

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... activities and was not of good fame or character, making him an unsuitable person to provide financial services. ASIC Commissioner Peter Kell said St Pierre's misconduct was very serious. "ASIC will ban people from the finance industry who act dishonestly ...

ASIC accepts EU from forex broker over prohibited IMA

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... advice which resulted in it incorrectly classifying its IMA clients as wholesale clients as opposed to retail clients. Commissioner Greg Tanzer said:A "An MDA service allows a broker to enter and exit trades on behalf of a client without seeking the ...

ASIC: no plans for SMSF balance threshold

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... funds with balances under $100,000. Speaking at the 2014 SPAA SMSF National Conference in Brisbane this morning ASIC commissioner Greg Tanzer responded to industry concern that the regulator was planning to mandate a minimum balance. "We are not trying ...