AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION

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Titanium has been in negotiations with Astarra and a number of other trustees to select a responsible entity for its fund but has not moved past the "preliminary negotiat...

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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...

Financial planning

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

Financial planning

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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