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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... was 126 points higher at 4,793. In news today, National Australia Bank and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) appear before the House of Representatives economics committee inquiry into banking competition. Nylex Ltd and Western ...

ASIC freezes $1m investor funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is protecting more than $1 million invested in an alleged illegal investment scheme after gaining an interim order from the Supreme Court of New South Wales. The court order freezes offshore ...

Planners comment on EDR scheme

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... the compensation cap to $280,000 in an external dispute resolution scheme. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) yesterday released a consultation paper proposing an update of the RG 139 & RG 165 legislation to increase the cap ...

ASIC completes unlisted asset guide

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) finalised its guidelines to improve disclosure in unlisted mortgage and unlisted property schemes which represent $70 billion in funds under management (FUM). In the finalised document, ASIC ...

ASIC restructures staff line-up

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is investing significant man power in its financial economy and investigation and prosecution departments as the regulator undergoes a radical restructure of its staff line up. ASIC's strategic ...

Once lost, now found: super

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
... booklet targeted at the indigenous community. The booklet was created by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and focuses on superannuation, locating lost superannuation, providing tax file numbers and information about death b ...

Protect super savings: PwC survey

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
The Australian Securities Investments Commission (ASIC) and the financial services industry must work together to find better ways to protect superannuation savings, according to the PricewaterhouseCoopers Investment Management CEO survey 2008. The ...

SMSF trustee faces criminal charges

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... fund in accordance with the sole purpose test. Kassongo, 51, was charged by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission with dishonestly failing to ensure the Kassongo Superannuation Fund (KSF) was maintained in accordance with the sole purpose ...

New super book for indigenous mob

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
The federal government welcomed the new edition of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) indigenous superannuation booklet, Super and Us Mob. Created in 2006, the free booklet uses real life work examples of indigenous people to ...

ASIC bans unlicensed Westpoint adviser

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) banned Gold Coast based, Russell Sheppard from providing financial services for eight years after the regulator found he provided unlicensed advice on Westpoint products. The regulator found ...