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• UQ coup takes best brains.

  - 2006-09-19

  Byline: Dorothy Illing Sep 19, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The University of Queensland's strategy of opening new research institutes that are clustered according to discipline is paying off. Among the facilities is the new Queensland Brain Institute, which has...

  Tags: HARDWARE, Nanotechnology, Semiconductors, Strategy, University of Melbourne

• Law dean a tip to replace ASIC chief Knott.

  - 2003-08-17

  Aug 17, 2003 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) The Australian Securities and Investments Commission ASIC is seeking a new chairman in August 2003. David Knott has decided to resign his position as chairman after serving only three years of a five year posting....

  Tags: ASICs, chairman, HARDWARE, Semiconductors, University of Melbourne

• Restructure of APRA welcomed.

  - 2003-04-22

  Apr 21, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) The HIH Royal Commission has recommended information exchange between Australian regulators be improved. According to Justice Neville Owen, communication between the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority APRA and the Australian Securities & Investments...

  Tags: ASICs, Government, HARDWARE, Semiconductors, University of Melbourne

• ASIC pushes for all cards on the table.

  - 2002-12-18

  Oct 03, 2002 (Money Management - ABIX via COMTEX) Ian Ramsay has formulated a number of proposals for the Australian financial services sector. The Australian Securities & Investments Commission ASIC commissioned the University of Melbourne law professor to draw up the proposed guidelines. Ramsay...

  Tags: ASICs, commission, financial, HARDWARE, SALES, Semiconductors, University of Melbourne

• Disclosure of Fees and Charges in Managed Investments: Review of Current Australian Requirements and Options for Reform

  BNET - 2002-09-25

  This report has been prepared at the request of ASIC as part of its ongoing commitment to ensure that the objectives of the Financial Services Reform Act 2001 ("FSRA") are achieved. The report focuses upon one aspect of disclosure - disclosure of fees and charges in Product Disclosure Statements ("PDSs")...

  Tags: Disclosure, University Of Melbourne, ASICs, Financial Accounting, Semiconductors, Hardware, Finance

• Greater regulation is not the answer, say auditors.

  - 2002-03-21

  Mar 22, 2002 The Australian Financial Review ABIX via COMTEX -- Australian accountants have welcomed the Australian Government's indication that it will not regulate auditors. Keith Houghton, of the University of Melbourne, says regulation is unrealistic, given the "scores" of areas that could...

  Tags: accountant, ASICs, Government, HARDWARE, Regulations, Semiconductors, University of Melbourne

• The Takeovers Panel Process

  BNET - 2000-12-07

  The paper informs about the takeovers panel process. The Panel's functions are: to give civil remedies in relation to takeover bids in place of the courts; reviewing ASIC decisions under Chapter 6 in place of the AAT; and making rules to supplement and clarify Chapter 6.1 The old function of...

  Tags: University Of Melbourne, Panel, ASICs, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Semiconductors, Hardware, Investment, Finance, Business Operations