diff --git a/services/iam/plugin/src/org/apache/cloudstack/acl/RoleBasedEntityAccessChecker.java b/services/iam/plugin/src/org/apache/cloudstack/acl/RoleBasedEntityAccessChecker.java
index e180000ee5b..040a3e54552 100644
--- a/services/iam/plugin/src/org/apache/cloudstack/acl/RoleBasedEntityAccessChecker.java
+++ b/services/iam/plugin/src/org/apache/cloudstack/acl/RoleBasedEntityAccessChecker.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import javax.inject.Inject;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
-import org.apache.cloudstack.acl.api.AclApiService;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.iam.api.AclPolicy;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.iam.api.AclPolicyPermission;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.iam.api.IAMService;
@@ -41,8 +40,6 @@ public class RoleBasedEntityAccessChecker extends DomainChecker implements Secur
 
     @Inject
     AccountService _accountService;
-    @Inject
-    AclApiService _aclService;
     
     @Inject DomainDao _domainDao;
 
@@ -67,7 +64,7 @@ public class RoleBasedEntityAccessChecker extends DomainChecker implements Secur
         }
 
         // get all Policies of this caller w.r.t the entity
-        List<AclPolicy> policies = _aclService.getEffectivePolicies(caller, entity);
+        List<AclPolicy> policies = getEffectivePolicies(caller, entity);
         HashMap<AclPolicy, Boolean> policyPermissionMap = new HashMap<AclPolicy, Boolean>();
 
         for (AclPolicy policy : policies) {
@@ -120,4 +117,18 @@ public class RoleBasedEntityAccessChecker extends DomainChecker implements Secur
         
         return false;
     }
+
+    private List<AclPolicy> getEffectivePolicies(Account caller, ControlledEntity entity) {
+
+        // Get the static Policies of the Caller
+        List<AclPolicy> policies = _iamSrv.listAclPolicies(caller.getId());
+
+        // add any dynamic policies w.r.t the entity
+        if (caller.getId() == entity.getAccountId()) {
+            // The caller owns the entity
+            policies.add(_iamSrv.getResourceOwnerPolicy());
+        }
+
+        return policies;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/services/iam/plugin/src/org/apache/cloudstack/acl/api/AclApiService.java b/services/iam/plugin/src/org/apache/cloudstack/acl/api/AclApiService.java
index 12ecf8b3d10..3d7bb3c32ce 100644
--- a/services/iam/plugin/src/org/apache/cloudstack/acl/api/AclApiService.java
+++ b/services/iam/plugin/src/org/apache/cloudstack/acl/api/AclApiService.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package org.apache.cloudstack.acl.api;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
-import org.apache.cloudstack.acl.ControlledEntity;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.acl.PermissionScope;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.acl.api.response.AclGroupResponse;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.acl.api.response.AclPolicyResponse;
@@ -60,8 +59,6 @@ public interface AclApiService {
 
     AclPolicyPermission getAclPolicyPermission(long accountId, String entityType, String action);
 
-    List<AclPolicy> getEffectivePolicies(Account caller, ControlledEntity entity);
-
     /* Response Generation */
     AclPolicyResponse createAclPolicyResponse(AclPolicy policy);
 
diff --git a/services/iam/plugin/src/org/apache/cloudstack/acl/api/AclApiServiceImpl.java b/services/iam/plugin/src/org/apache/cloudstack/acl/api/AclApiServiceImpl.java
index b117d0c5671..3fca5d5e8e3 100644
--- a/services/iam/plugin/src/org/apache/cloudstack/acl/api/AclApiServiceImpl.java
+++ b/services/iam/plugin/src/org/apache/cloudstack/acl/api/AclApiServiceImpl.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import javax.inject.Inject;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
 import org.apache.cloudstack.acl.AclEntityType;
-import org.apache.cloudstack.acl.ControlledEntity;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.acl.PermissionScope;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.acl.SecurityChecker.AccessType;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.acl.api.response.AclGroupResponse;
@@ -191,21 +190,6 @@ public class AclApiServiceImpl extends ManagerBase implements AclApiService, Man
     }
 
 
-    @Override
-    public List<AclPolicy> getEffectivePolicies(Account caller, ControlledEntity entity) {
-
-        // Get the static Policies of the Caller
-        List<AclPolicy> policies = _iamSrv.listAclPolicies(caller.getId());
-
-        // add any dynamic policies w.r.t the entity
-        if (caller.getId() == entity.getAccountId()) {
-            // The caller owns the entity
-            policies.add(_iamSrv.getResourceOwnerPolicy());
-        }
-
-        return policies;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public AclPolicyResponse createAclPolicyResponse(AclPolicy policy) {
         AclPolicyResponse response = new AclPolicyResponse();
diff --git a/services/iam/server/src/org/apache/cloudstack/iam/server/IAMServiceImpl.java b/services/iam/server/src/org/apache/cloudstack/iam/server/IAMServiceImpl.java
index e6fcdcdca4f..98a0793e516 100644
--- a/services/iam/server/src/org/apache/cloudstack/iam/server/IAMServiceImpl.java
+++ b/services/iam/server/src/org/apache/cloudstack/iam/server/IAMServiceImpl.java
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ public class IAMServiceImpl extends ManagerBase implements IAMService, Manager {
         return true;
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     @Override
     public List<AclGroup> listAclGroups(long accountId) {
 
@@ -145,9 +146,9 @@ public class IAMServiceImpl extends ManagerBase implements IAMService, Manager {
         sb.and("ids", sb.entity().getId(), Op.IN);
         SearchCriteria<AclGroupVO> sc = sb.create();
         sc.setParameters("ids", groupIds.toArray(new Object[groupIds.size()]));
-        List<AclGroupVO> groups = _aclGroupDao.search(sc, null);
-
-        return new ArrayList<AclGroup>(groups);
+        @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+        List groups = _aclGroupDao.search(sc, null);
+        return groups;
     }
 
     @DB
@@ -324,6 +325,7 @@ public class IAMServiceImpl extends ManagerBase implements IAMService, Manager {
     }
 
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     @Override
     public List<AclPolicy> listAclPolicies(long accountId) {
 
@@ -345,11 +347,13 @@ public class IAMServiceImpl extends ManagerBase implements IAMService, Manager {
         sb.and("ids", sb.entity().getId(), Op.IN);
         SearchCriteria<AclPolicyVO> sc = sb.create();
         sc.setParameters("ids", policyIds.toArray(new Object[policyIds.size()]));
-        List<AclPolicyVO> policies = _aclPolicyDao.customSearch(sc, null);
+        @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+        List policies = _aclPolicyDao.customSearch(sc, null);
+        return policies;
 
-        return new ArrayList<AclPolicy>(policies);
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     @Override
     public List<AclPolicy> listAclPoliciesByGroup(long groupId) {
         List<AclGroupPolicyMapVO> policyGrpMap = _aclGroupPolicyMapDao.listByGroupId(groupId);
@@ -366,11 +370,13 @@ public class IAMServiceImpl extends ManagerBase implements IAMService, Manager {
         sb.and("ids", sb.entity().getId(), Op.IN);
         SearchCriteria<AclPolicyVO> sc = sb.create();
         sc.setParameters("ids", policyIds.toArray(new Object[policyIds.size()]));
-        List<AclPolicyVO> policies = _aclPolicyDao.customSearch(sc, null);
+        @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+        List policies = _aclPolicyDao.customSearch(sc, null);
 
-        return new ArrayList<AclPolicy>(policies);
+        return policies;
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     @Override
     public Pair<List<AclPolicy>, Integer> listAclPolicies(Long aclPolicyId, String aclPolicyName, String path, Long startIndex, Long pageSize) {
 
@@ -401,7 +407,9 @@ public class IAMServiceImpl extends ManagerBase implements IAMService, Manager {
         sc.setParameters("path", path + "%");
 
         Pair<List<AclPolicyVO>, Integer> policies = _aclPolicyDao.searchAndCount(sc, searchFilter);
-        return new Pair<List<AclPolicy>, Integer>(new ArrayList<AclPolicy>(policies.first()), policies.second());
+        @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+        List policyList = policies.first();
+        return new Pair<List<AclPolicy>, Integer>(policyList, policies.second());
     }
 
     @DB
@@ -649,35 +657,35 @@ public class IAMServiceImpl extends ManagerBase implements IAMService, Manager {
     }
 
     @Override
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public List<AclPolicyPermission> listPolicyPermissions(long policyId) {
-        List<AclPolicyPermissionVO> pp = _policyPermissionDao.listByPolicy(policyId);
-        List<AclPolicyPermission> pl = new ArrayList<AclPolicyPermission>();
-        pl.addAll(pp);
-        return pl;
+        @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+        List pp = _policyPermissionDao.listByPolicy(policyId);
+        return pp;
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     @Override
     public List<AclPolicyPermission> listPolicyPermissionsByScope(long policyId, String action, String scope) {
-        List<AclPolicyPermissionVO> pp = _policyPermissionDao.listGrantedByActionAndScope(policyId, action, scope);
-        List<AclPolicyPermission> pl = new ArrayList<AclPolicyPermission>();
-        pl.addAll(pp);
-        return pl;
+        @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+        List pp = _policyPermissionDao.listGrantedByActionAndScope(policyId, action, scope);
+        return pp;
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     @Override
     public List<AclPolicyPermission> listPolicyPermissionByEntityType(long policyId, String action, String entityType) {
-        List<AclPolicyPermissionVO> pp = _policyPermissionDao.listByPolicyActionAndEntity(policyId, action, entityType);
-        List<AclPolicyPermission> pl = new ArrayList<AclPolicyPermission>();
-        pl.addAll(pp);
-        return pl;
+        @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+        List pp = _policyPermissionDao.listByPolicyActionAndEntity(policyId, action, entityType);
+        return pp;
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     @Override
     public List<AclPolicyPermission> listPolicyPermissionByAccessType(long policyId, String accessType, String entityType, String action) {
-        List<AclPolicyPermissionVO> pp = _policyPermissionDao.listByPolicyAccessAndEntity(policyId, accessType, entityType, action);
-        List<AclPolicyPermission> pl = new ArrayList<AclPolicyPermission>();
-        pl.addAll(pp);
-        return pl;
+        @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+        List pp = _policyPermissionDao.listByPolicyAccessAndEntity(policyId, accessType, entityType, action);
+        return pp;
     }
     
     @Override