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Financial System Inquiry recommendations wrap

STAFF WRITER  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... brokers to disclose ownership structures. Managed investment scheme regulation: Support Government's review of the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee's recommendations on managed investment schemes, giving priority to matters relating to: Consumer ...

ASIC stands up for adviser national exam

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... examination will help it do that," Medcraft said during an appearance before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services. Medcraft proposed to put in place a co-regulatory model where industry would set competence levels ...

Treasury seeks consultation on adviser register

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
... advisers, with submissions closing on December 17. The adviser register will be implemented as an amendment to the Corporations Act and approved through regulation. The Treasury's explanatory statement proposes that the register reveals adviser practices' ...

Sophisticated investor register launched

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... Cygura then contacts the accountant with a request to certify the investor's status under Chapters 6D and 7 of the Corporations Act (2001). Once the accountant has certified, the investor can log in and share their certificate with investment advisors ...

Link acquires proxy solicitation firm

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... Link will also acquire the rights to the D.F. King brand name outside the Americas. Proxy solicitation firms help corporations gain support for business proposals in a bid to achieve the desired voting result at shareholder meetings. Their role has become ...

Shareholder primacy a myth: Governance Institute

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... perception that shareholder primacy is enshrined in law, this is incorrect. The paper focuses on section 181(1) of the Corporations Act 2001, which states that a director must work "in good faith in the best interests of the corporation", and "for a ...

Remove adviser double tax: AFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  SUNDAY, 12 OCT 2014
... AFA chief executive Brad Fox said. "We've got people that are absolutely self-employed. But because of the way the Corporations Act is written, the remuneration from clients to advisers goes through the licensee and they get caught on the state payroll ...

Premium signs up three accounting practices

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... planning division. We value our independence and this is a good fit as we did not wish to be aligned to large ASX listed corporations, such as banks, insurance companies and the like." Premium Wealth has three license options - SMSF advice license, iPremium ...

YBR Funds Management rebrands, launches new fund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
... choice for many independent financial advisers, institutions and high net worths. We are also now seeing a number of corporations use the fund as a mid-term treasury solution. The evolution of its brand reflects this tremendous growth."

Prominent families back Future Generation philanthropic fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... philanthropically geared and is an excellent example of how innovative philanthropic initiatives can be part of and driven by corporations and business." Victor Smorgon Group's managing director Peter Edwards added: "The fund represents an evolution ...