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LIBOR phased out by year end

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
... operational risks associated with inadequate preparation," ASIC, APRA and the RBA said in a joint statement. ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour added: "Firms should, as soon as practicable, stop the sale and issuance of LIBOR-referenced contracts that expire ...

ASIC increases short selling surveillance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... said, noting that there is high risk that possessing such information could breach insider trading prohibitions. ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour said investors expect to transact in a fair and informed market. "When activist short sellers provide accurate ...

Forex CT cops $20 million fine

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... corporations disregard the law and their client obligations, ASIC will take action and the consequences can be severe," ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour said. ASIC first initiated civil proceedings in the Federal Court against Forex CT and Yoshai in July ...

ATO cracks down on crypto

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
... taxpayers as they lodge their 2021 tax return to report their cryptocurrency capital gains or losses," ATO assistant commissioner Tim Loh said. Crypto investors must report a disposal of the currency for capital gains tax if one currency is exchanged ...

Former adviser jailed for six years

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021
... managing a corporation for five years. His six years' imprisonment comes with a four-year non-parole period. ASIC commissioner Danielle Press commented: "Financial advisers should always allow clients to have direct access to information about their ...

Super fund whistleblower policies lacking: ASIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... should be published widely. Speaking at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds in Adelaide on May 20, ASIC commissioner Danielle Press called attention to drawbacks in whistleblower policy requirements that came into effect earlier this year. "Close ...

Long way for super complaints overhaul

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... must be responded to in 45 days. Speaking at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) on May 19, ASIC commissioner Danielle Press shared the results of ASIC's survey of trustees' readiness for the changes which come into effect in ...

Aussie charities robust prior to COVID

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... employs about 1.38 million people, while more than half of all charities (51%) operate without any paid staff. ACNC commissioner Gary Johns said the data indicates that up until the end of 2019, prior to COVID and in the lead up to the summer bushfires ...

ASIC appoints new chair, deputy chair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
... considered as the next ASIC chair. She will remain co-deputy chair, working alongside Court. Court has been an ACCC commissioner since May 2008, reappointed for her third term in 2018. ACCC chair Rod Sims commented on Court's appointment at ASIC ...

Delay breach reporting law: AFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... concerns it will be impossible for small financial advice firms to comply with. The AFA outlined its concerns about Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's recommendation that in order to help protect consumers, AFSL holders must follow breach-reporting regulations ...