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Government promises transparent financial services regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... superannuation, investment, payments, and capital market entities. ASIC, APRA, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), and Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will all be part of the grid. The Customer ...

ASIC cracks down on scammers

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... take their time and do their research before taking up an investment opportunity - particularly those seen on social media," ACCC deputy chair Catriona Lowe said. "Scammers are creating fake news articles and deepfake videos to convince people that celebrities ...

ANZ gets green light for Suncorp merger

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... Australian Competition Tribunal (ACT), despite initially being blocked by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in August last year. At the time, the ACCC said it was not satisfied with the proposal because it would reduce competition ...

Government proposes framework for clearing and settlement services regulation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
... consult and consider advice from financial regulators including ASIC, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). The public consultation process for this exposure draft instrument is now open ...

Macquarie Wrap rolls out new features for advisers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2024
... to Adviser Online, using push notifications to provide real-time verification for logins and transactions. Noting that the ACCC reported Australians lost $3.1 billions to scams in 2022, Weber highlighted the importance of Macquarie Authenticator as a ...

CSLR chief executive named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
... Australia, Financial Counselling Australia, and the Ecstra Foundation. In her executive career, she held senior roles with the ACCC and ASIC. It is a requirement that someone from the AFCA board also sit on the board of the CSLR. Rickard will take up ...

Government consults on reforms to merger rules

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023
... benefits to consumers, workers and the wider economy." Additionally, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has also raised concerns about Australia's merger regime. According to the consultation paper, key concerns highlighted ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... eliminate attempts of wrongdoing," Motto said. It appears that ASIC and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) would be only parties able to bring an action under certain provisions of the Corporations Act, Brynn O'Brien of Australasian ...

Experience pathway enshrined in legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
... has new rule-making power to facilitate competitive outcomes in the provision of clearing and settlement service, while the ACCC has new arbitration powers to oversee disputes about the "terms and conditions of access to clearing and settlement services ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... said fund managers "need to tread with care" when it comes to using and assessing indexes as part of fund construction. "The ACCC have recently released draft guidelines on environmental and sustainability claims," Higgins noted. "One of the many issues ...
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