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ASIC issues warning to finfluencers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
... influencers who discuss financial products and services online comply with the financial services laws," ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour said. "If they don't, they risk substantial penalties and put investors at risk." Research undertaken by ASIC ...

ASIC to strengthen market integrity rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
... physical orders is due to be removed. Some of the amendments will take place as early as June 10. ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour said: "As we have seen in the past, such as with the November 2020 ASX outage, failures in these areas can have significant ...

New members on Markets Disciplinary Panel

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
... that the MDP will continue to have the expertise, experience and diversity to perform that role," ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour said. "ASIC welcomes the new appointees and thanks the retiring members for their service and valuable contributions to ...

ASIC issues warning to finfluencer sponsors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021
... finfluencers to advertise products and services about potential breaches of financial advice laws. ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour said some listed companies are flocking to finfluencers for a fast and effective way to promote investment products to ...

ASIC smooths path for crypto ETFs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... considered by product issuers and market operators in meeting their existing regulatory obligations," ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour said. "The good practices we published provide practical examples of how these obligations may be met, in a way that ...

Social media pump and dumps gain traction

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
... target actions that threaten the integrity of markets and to take enforcement action where appropriate," commissioner Cathie Armour said. "We expect anyone involved in these campaigns to recognise the potential impact on market integrity and to be aware ...

Halifax auditor to cough up fines

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... invest in financial products, namely exchange-traded and over-the-counter financial products. ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour said auditors are important gatekeepers to the market and play a key role in ensuring financial reports are free from misstatements. ...

Greenwashing scrutiny needed: Evergreen

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
... aimed at navigating greenwashing and mislabelling of funds. Meanwhile, ASIC's work continues. ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour told the Australian Institute of Company Directors recently that the regulator is applying scrutiny to the labelling of ESG ...

Zenith introduces ESG classification

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... particularly around sustainability." The corporate regulator is cracking down on greenwashing practices. ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour flagged that the review looks to unearth any type of ESG mislabelling slapped across investment products. The classification ...

ASIC review of ESG products underway

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
... funds, analysing whether they're as 'green' as they claim to be. Writing on the aims of the review, ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour said there is growing anxiety as to the risks of greenwashing - "partly driven by a lack of clarity about labelling or ...
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