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06 May 2015 • By • 1 min read

Govt sets up financial crime taskforce

The federal government has announced the establishment of a new taskforce to fight serious and organised financial crime. In a statement issued by ...

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ASIC talks up innovation hub

ASIC commissioner Greg Tanzer has revealed further details about the regulator's recently announced innovation hub. Speaking at Norton Rose ...

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Govt under fire over SIV suspension

The government's decision to quietly suspend the significant investor visa (SIV) program until July 2015 has attracted the ire of one Australian fund ...

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ASIC repeals market integrity rules

ASIC has repealed a select number of obligations under the regulator's market integrity rules. Four regulatory guidelines have been repealed to ...

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WealthSure enters new EUs with ASIC

ASIC has accepted new enforceable undertakings from WealthSure and a related entity following a corporate restructure and acquisition by a fellow WA ...

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AMP overhauls insurance remuneration

AMP has moved to a hybrid commission model for life insurance products, in a move its chief executive hopes will help “restore consumer confidence” in ...

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'Devil in the detail' on MIT tax reform

Treasury's proposed changes to the taxation of managed investment trusts must take into account "transitional arrangements, financial costs and ...

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Financial services export on Budget agenda

Treasurer Joe Hockey has described the export of financial services to Asia as Australia's "greatest ever opportunity" ahead of his upcoming federal ...

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Deutsche Bank hit with US$2.5bn in fines

Authorities from the United Kingdom and the United States have issued Deutsche Bank a number of fines totalling US$2.5 billion for manipulating its ...

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Xenophon proposes victims' compensation scheme

Independent senator Nick Xenophon has called for a statutory compensation scheme to assist the victims of poor financial planning. In a statement ...

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