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ASIC releases updated guide for PS146 compliance, lodges Chapel Road appeal

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today released an updated version of its guide Small business and your AFS licence: Compliance with Policy Statement 164, aimed at small businesses applying for, or holding, an Australian financial ...

FPA calls for full disclosure on Risk Products

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has rejected a parliamentary committee's recommendations to permit non-disclosure of commissions on risk products. The Joint Parliamentary Committee on Corporations and Financial Services in a majority report ...

Senator Conroy responds to ASIC chief announcement

Shadow Minister for Financial Services Senator Stephen Conroy today acknowledged the contribution made to the industry made by Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman David Knott. Earlier today Mr Knott announced that at the ...

Argo Investments posts 22% rise in net profit

Equity investment company Argo Investments Ltd today said that it believed there were some indications of a mild economic upturn in the year ahead, after reporting a 21.9 per cent rise in annual net profit. The group today reported net profit of $74.583 ...

AMP responds to demerger market speculation

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2003
AMP chief executive officer Andrew Mohl today issued an update on the company's demerger proposal, in response to speculation about the business. "The uncertainty is understandable given the complexity of the proposed demerger and continuing uncertainty ...

Breakspear to leave FPA to pursue different path

The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has today announced that its chief executive Ken Breakspear, having completed his contract, would leave the organisation on 3 October 2003 after a career spanning 15 years to pursue a new direction. ...

PM Howard says states should reduce stamp duty

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2003
Prime Minister John Howard today said the states should look at different ways of reducing stamp duty, saying the states had made an "absolute bonanza" out of stamp duty. "My whole argument on this is that, back in 2001... I wrote to every state premier ...

Platinum rates highly: Morningstar

Platinum Asset Management, founded by former BT investment head, Kerr Neilson, and an international equities specialist, has been given a fund manager rating of four out of five by Morningstar. The ratings agency said Platinum's success since inception ...

Moody's rates Westpac trust preferred securities issue

Moody's Investors Service has assigned a rating of A2 to Westpac Banking Corp's $US750 million issue of trust preferred securities. The outlook for the rating is stable. Moody's said the A2 rating is two notches lower than Westpac's senior debt obligations ...

ASIC releases fee disclosure model to mixed support from industry groups

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today released its much-awaited fee disclosure template, but which has gained only qualified support from major industry groups. Under the new model providers of investment products will be ...