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Wilson HTM halts trade ahead of announcement

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... requested while the board completes certain discussions with management," Wilson HTM said in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Although it didn't specify what kind of discussions, the Wilson HTM board has been conducting an investigation ...

BT overcharged customers, refunds $2.3m

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... have already been compensated for an average of $1,217 each. BT discovered the problem and reported to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The financial group undertook a review to identify customers potentially impacted and ...

ASIC increases NTA requirements for custodians

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has introduced new regulations over the amount custodians are required to hold in net tangible assets (NTA). Under the new regulations, custodians must hold 10% of average annual revenue in ...

Platforms to explain choice of investment products

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Committee (ASIC) has updated its platform guidance to require platform operators to explain how they choose the products on offer to investors. The new requirements follow the last review of the sector, which ...

Storm founders will face trial

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... trial after the Federal Court decided to dismiss their application for a summary dismissal of the case. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will pursue its civil penalty proceedings alleging that the former executive directors ...

Trust now looking at revised EQT offer

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
... process to decide between the takeover offers from EQT and Perpetual. In a statement made public on the Australian Securities and Exchange (ASX), The Trust Company said that it will conduct a synergy assessment exercise with EQT to determine how EQT ...

WHK renames to Crowe Horwath

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
... The rename will be effective at the end of July and the company will also change its trading code in the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) from WHG to CRH, effective August 2, 2013. The decision comes after WHK rival company SFG Australia started ...

But industry bodies see FoFA delay "unlikely"

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
... Rantall said planners have been "working hard" to meet the requirements of the legislation and that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has promised a "facilitative approach" to the legislation over the next twelve months. "We ...

Former Everest CEO banned from financial services

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... financial services industry for two years. Reid has entered into an enforceable undertaking (EU) with the Australian Securities and Investments Committee (ASIC). For the next two years he will not be able to provide financial services, hold an Australian ...

Suncorp forced to improve compliance after ASIC review

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
The Suncorp Group has been forced to make changes to its compliance process after a review by the Australian Securities and Investments Committee (ASIC) over breaches that affected more than 849,000 customers. The breaches that Suncorp reported to ASIC ...