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Dangerous currents

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... Monetary Fund (IMF) to see how dangerous the current 'currents' have become. And just last night, EU Economic Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn divulge his expectations for a "virtual standstill" in the European economy in the second half of this year ...

ASIC opens dialogue with hedge funds

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... "ASIC needs to understand the sector better to understand the actual and potential risks it poses," he said. The Commissioner said that ASIC intended to enter into a dialogue with the hedge fund industry "to better understand industry dynamics, fund ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... the EU and the IMF to unlock more funds under its 110-billion euro rescue package to avoid a default. EU Economy Commissioner Olli Rehn welcomed the move, but European finance ministers are split over how to deal with obstacles holding up a second 160-billion-euro ...

Fraud firm masquerades as financial advisors: ASIC alert

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
... account managed by a company broker. ASIC said those who took up the trial could not get their money out again. ASIC Commissioner Dr Peter Boxall said investors need to be cautious when offered unsolicited investment advice. 'Potential investors should ...

Former AIST chief takes on age discrimination

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), Susan Ryan has been appointed as the new age discrimination commissioner. The role will be allocated $4 million over four years through the Australian Human Rights Commission. Ms Ryan has proven ...

ASIC commissioner new chief of FOS

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
ASIC commissioner, Shane Tregillis, was appointed as new chief of the Financial Ombudsman Service, replacing departing chief Colin Neave. Tregillis will move into the Melbourne-based role from August 26. Neave did not move to be reappointed into the ...

ASIC heats up insider trading investigations

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... of the market and by taking pre-emptive action to prevent possible market misconduct," said Shane Tregillis, ASIC Commissioner. Particular areas of concern were corporate advisers failing to have the right controls in place to protect price sensitive ...

Govt closes in on phoenix super dodgers

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... Australian Taxation Office to chase directors under the regime to claim unpaid super. The draft also proposes that the Commissioner of Taxation could decide if directors and associates can obtain PAYG withholding credits where the company has an outstanding ...

Time to call it quits - again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... http://varoufakis.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/a-modest-proposal-version-2-1-for-the-levy-institute-pdf.pdf And of course, there's also the "Vienna initiative" which Olli Rehn, the EU's economic and monetary affairs commissioner prefers and the EU is ...

Excess contributions penalties soar to $400m

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
... to rise yet further. Speaking at an upper house enquiry of the economics legislation committee, the ATO's deputy commissioner Neil Olesen confirmed the figures, a sharp rise from previous estimates that $100m had been raised from 15,000 assessments. ...