Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 871 - 880 of 1464 results for "Investments Commission"

Industry backs ASIC 'super snapshot'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
Super fund industry bodies welcomed the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) consultation paper, declaring it will boost super fund member engagement and improve retirement savings. The consultation paper 101 Superannuation forecasts ...

We need a fairness test: ASIC

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
... compliance rules that don't always work, said Jeremy Cooper, deputy chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Speaking at a joint Institute of Actuaries of Australia and Financial Services Institute of Australiasia (FINSIA) ...

ASIC bans three Westpoint planners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) banned three more financial planners involved in misleading clients on Westpoint products from providing financial services. The regulator banned New South Wales based Timothy Harrison from ...

ASIC bans Westpoint adviser

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) banned Perth-based planner David Roy from providing financial services for seven years after it found he misled clients on Westpoint products. The regulator found between 1998 and 2005, Roy ...

Focus on value not fees: AFA

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
... price of products for clients, Klipin said both the Federal Government and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) endeavours to make revenue statements transparent have helped clients find value when shopping for advice. Clients ...

ASIC bans Oxford Investments

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC), backed by the Federal Court of Australia, banned Tasmanian based Oxford Investments Tasmania and its sole director for advising on financial products for 10 years. As a result, the firm and ...

ASX listing breaches hit 13pc

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... 70 of these cases were 'active' on market trades and have been referred to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). This is in contrast to nearly half of the top 200 largest listed companies breaking listing rules during the 12 months ...

ASIC bans Westpoint planner

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) banned Western Australian financial adviser David Liddicoat from providing financial services for three years after he misled clients on Westpoint investments. Liddicoat provided financial planning ...

Aus and NZ fund issuance better under MRSO

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and New Zealand Securities Commission have applauded the Mutual Recognition of Securities Offerings (MRSO) - a new legislation that will see trans-Tasman mutual recognition of securities offerings. ...

Adviser goes to jail for $1.5m fraud

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
... to four years and eight months imprisonment following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). According to ASIC, Pisano will serve a minimum of two years and eight months. Pisano, 47, pleaded guilty in the Perth ...