AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has initiated further action related to the Kassongo Superannuation Fund related to the early release of superannuati...

Financial planning

The fallout from the financial crisis could lead to class actions against listed companies for failing to disclose price-sensitive information....

Financial planning

The industry body has created a government and policy committee it hopes will strengthen its relationship with the Government and better represent the needs of its member...

Financial planning

Regulator succeeds in winding up companies which extracted $9.5 million from self managed super fund (SMSF) investors on the back of promises of returns of up to 80 per c...

Superannuation

Regulator succeeds in winding up companies which extracted $9.5 million from SMSF investors on the back of promises of returns of up to 80 per cent....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has intervened in NSW Supreme Court proceedings creating what amounts to a test case on the provision of low document...

Financial planning

ASIC has used its statement on Storm Financial to a recent parliamentary hearing to warn that its interest in Storm is likely to have far reaching implications for the of...

Financial planning

Federal Government criticised for long delays in injecting genuine form into short-selling legislation....

Financial planning

ASIC seeks to justify extension of short-selling ban by citing continued market volatility and the potential damage from predatory practices....

Financial planning

Very significant advice distortions based on commission selling....

Financial planning

Provided inappropriate advice, incomplete SOAs and misled clients on switching costs....

Financial planning

There are some key matters that demand even greater super fund trustee attention at this difficult time, writes ANNE MacNAMARA....

Editorial

IT now transpires that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission did receive four complaints relating to Storm Financial in the period 2006 to 2007. Trouble is...

Financial planning

UK's Financial Services Authority chief executive says the causes of the crisis should be viewed as a whole....

Funds management

Investors left with limited options in hedge funds....

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