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Cooper targets investment fees

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
... reviewing fees is not enough, and equal attention should be paid to understanding the incentives behind high fees. Jeremy Cooper, chair of the review and deputy chairman of ASIC, said there is a "structural problem" with the way investment management ...

ASIC's Cooper to lead govt review

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
Jeremy Cooper, deputy chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), is leading a panel of five experts in the Federal Government's review into Australia's superannuation system. Cooper will lead the Federal Government's review ...

Planners face higher PI fees

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
... and retail investors will be able to bring their claims to EDR schemes, avoiding the expense of litigation," said Jeremy Cooper, deputy chair at ASIC. But the policies received mixed response from the market. Jo-Anne Bloch, chief executive at the Financial ...

Fin services escapes consumer law reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... (APRA). The exemption is one of the fundamental weaknesses in how financial services is regulated in Australia, said Jeremy Cooper, ASIC deputy commissioner in a major speech last year. The Australian practice is also at odds with major reforms now being ...

Indigenous Australians get fin lit boost

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... Australia this week along with Australian Financial Literacy Board chairman Paul Clitheroe and ASIC commissioner Jeremy Cooper to better understand the specific financial literacy needs of Indigenous communities. "The Rudd Government wants to develop ...

Planners comment on EDR scheme

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... mean that some schemes would need to lift their current limits within an appropriate transitional period," said Jeremy Cooper, ASIC deputy chairman. The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) is wasting little time in addressing the issue. ...

Industry backs ASIC 'super snapshot'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... could publish possible long term retirement savings outcomes using a hard copy publication or an online calculator. Jeremy Cooper, ASIC deputy chairman, said many people do not know the amount of savings they required in retirement and what kind of lifestyle ...

We need a fairness test: ASIC

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
... financial institutions treat their customers has resulted in excessive 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 ...

Aus and NZ fund issuance better under MRSO

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
... protections for investors while reducing the capital-raising and compliance costs for issuers," said ASIC deputy chairman, Jeremy Cooper said. Securities will not be the only sector set to benefit from the new changes, the regime will also cover managed ...

Financial Ombudsman Service launched

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... telephone enquiries were handled across the three operations in the last reporting period. ASIC deputy chairman, Jeremy Cooper, said he welcomes the consolidation. "Complaints schemes play a vital role in the broader consumer protection framework for ...