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Treasury names new ASIC commissioners

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... treasurer has named three new commissioners who will spearhead ASIC for the next five years, as incumbents Danielle Press, Sean Hughes and Karen Chester wrap up their terms. CHOICE chief executive Alan Kirkland, Commonwealth Bank chief risk officer for ...

ASIC continues to reprimand SMSF auditors

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
... continue to take action where the conduct of SMSF auditors is inadequate." In November last year, ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes said the regulator "will apply a range of regulatory tools against SMSF auditors who fail to meet the independence of auditing ...

Material business risk disclosure needs improvement: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... disclosing material business risks in their annual reports, according to the corporate regulator. ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes warned company directors to pull up their socks when it comes to improving the quality of material risks disclosed, which ...

ASIC commissioner to join Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes is set to lead Vanguard Australia's legal and compliance function. Hughes was due to end his five-year term in December but will now finish up on February 3. "We are grateful for the contribution Sean has made to ASIC ...

Target market determinations have improved: ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
... circumstances that would reasonably suggest that the target market may no longer be appropriate," ASIC said. ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes said: "Issuing and distributing financial and credit products now requires a consumer-first mindset." "This means ...

SMSF auditors in hot water

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
... Janette Townshend, Yaw Boadi, Brian Carroll, and Linda Ingham are the five auditors reprimanded. ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes said: "SMSF auditors have a fundamental role in promoting confidence in the SMSF sector." "ASIC will apply a range of regulatory ...

ASIC working to improve breach reporting regime

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... regime, as well as improve the efficiency of ASIC's data collection and analysis," the regulator said. ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes said the regulator is seeking "common-sense solutions". "ASIC will consider whether enhancements are required to the ...

Subjects of Royal Commission case study found guilty in court

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2022
... customers to provide the contact details of friends and family without consent. Commenting on the case, ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes said: "In making findings of unconscionable conduct, the Court has emphasised that consumers must have the opportunity ...

ASIC helps issuers avoid greenwashing

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... efficient market outcomes here. Misdirected investment here will inevitably be at great economic cost." ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes added the area remains a primary focus. "ASIC is continuing to monitor the market and will be looking for misleading ...

ASIC succeeds in application to liquidate Ascent

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022
... approximately $149 million to clients and held approximately $4 million in assets. The Court appointed Matthew Donnelly and Sean Hughes of Deloitte Financial Advisory as provisional liquidators and made orders for a report to be provided to the Court ...
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