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ASIC have initiated civil proceedings in the Federal Court against the directors of Centro, including the company's CFO, on the basis of shortcomings in the group's 2007 ...

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Charges filed by ASIC against Astarra fund managers, nature of ASIC complaint unclear....

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Boutiques warned to appropriately differentiate themselves or risk a damaging homogenisation of the financial services industry....

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Australia's two major superannuation industry organisations support concept of a single legislative base for superannuation....

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A Brisbane man who promoted an unregistered managed investment scheme pleads guilty and is jailed for 13 years....

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The Commonwealth Bank has paid a $100,000 penalty to ASIC for failing to meet its continuous disclosure obligations under the Corporations Act....

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Regulators approach to disclosure too prescriptive; proposals more onerous than the law itself....

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of a company that sought to transmit its licence as part of a sales process and thereby circumvent regulatory checks....

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Australian Securities and Investments Commission chairman Tony D'Aloisio has been appointed to lead an international body that will play a role in the regulatory response...

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Leading research house Zenith believes it may have to eventually change its pricing model....

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Melbourne man faces Federal Court charges over allegations that he and his company sought to unlawfully raise in excess of $1.3 million by offering securities without a d...

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Perpetual Trustee Company has asserted its rights on Mahogany Capital ahead of legal proceedings in the US and the UK next week....

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched civil action on behalf of Westpoint investors against advisory firm Brighton Hall Securities....

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Relying on general research from research houses for the provision of advice is being challenged, according to research consultant Rob Mcgregor....

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Former Fincorp Investments chair and chief executive Eric Krecichwost and finance director Jacob Lee Quigley charged with dishonestly using their positions to gain advant...

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