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FPA wants schools to teach financial literacy

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... knowledge of finance issues, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) has proposed. In a submission to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) National Financial Literacy Strategy, the FPA proposed expanding financial literacy in ...

PIS appoints PwC as independent expert

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... Professional Investment Services (PIS) for the next nine months after an order was issued yesterday by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). PwC will report back to ASIC each quarter and will test compliance of PIS's personal advice ...

FPA sets out opposition to self-education cap

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... (TASA) demands that planners become registered tax agents if they give tax advice and at the same time, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has recently issued consultation paper CP212 that proposes to increase competency and ...

Bravura directors recommend Ironbridge buyout

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... shares and it has offered to buy the rest for $0.28 cash per share. The proposal made public today at the Australian Securities and Exchange (ASX) includes also the acquisition by Stokholm Solutions of all shares held by Ironbridge on a separate sale ...

Perth mortgage broker permanently banned

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned a Perth-based mortgage broker. An ASIC investigation found that he had falsified a letter stating finance approval had been provided for a client and then forwarded it ...

FIIG to manage $30m bond issue for listed childcare company

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... million for Silver Chef in August 2012. The full terms are still being finalised and will be lodged with the Australian Securities Exchange when completed. The coupon will be determined through a book-build to be conducted by FIIG Securities. FIIG Securities ...

ASIC orders further PIS scrutiny over compliance concerns

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... in a major enforceable undertaking (EU). The EU came to an end on March 2012 and PIS presented it to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on December 2010. ASIC said that it had concerns that compliance and audit functions required ...

ASIC's powers heightened under FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will act more strongly on cases of misconduct in the wake of Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) the regulator said. The new FoFA regulation has allowed ASIC to take civil penalty actions, whereas ...

OneVue strenghtens platform offering

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... margin loans and custodial shares on the platform. It will give them access to around 800 managed funds, all Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed securities including 70 exchange traded funds, 21 term deposit providers and over 30 separately managed ...

Japanese broker enters Australian market

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... brokerage firm Invast Securities has launched its Australian operation after gaining its licence from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Under chief executive Brendan Gunn, Invast Australia will offer various trading platforms ...