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AI to influence consumer trust: Medcraft

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... creating a greater trust deficit in the financial services industry. That was the warning delivered by ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft in his address to the Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association conference in Sydney this morning. Addressing delegates ...

Advisers to be judged by peers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
... the power to issue infringement notices and refusal or cancellation of an AFSL or credit licence. ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft said the aim of the panel is to enhance the impact of ASIC's administrative decisions. "The significance of being judged by ...

ASIC secures $210m in compensation

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... driven by rising expenses and falling government funding. Given the recently-announced funding package, ASIC chair Greg Medcraft said in the report that he was positive about the future. "The additional funding support over the next four years announced ...

ASIC collaborates with Kenya on innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... is interested in sharing best practices in regards to dealing with regulatory issues in the space. ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft said the regulator is excited to be working more closely with CMA. "It operates in a jurisdiction that has seen significant ...

ASIC puts culture top of mind

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
On the minds of governments, regulators, boards, executives and customers, ASIC chairman, Greg Medcraft, heralded culture to be "the new black". Speaking at the Thomson Reuters 4th Annual Australian Regulatory Summit in Sydney, Medcraft said as a key ...

ASIC and Singapore regulator sign co-op agreement

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... mobile payments, blockchain and distributed ledgers, big data, and Application Programming Interfaces." ASIC chair Greg Medcraft added: "We recognised that innovation in financial services isn't confined by national borders. ASIC is committed to encouraging ...

Drop in regulator staff numbers under coalition

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... also highlighted how the Coalition government has cut the financial regulator's funding even though ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft has specifically called for additional resources and the Murray report recommended greater powers. "When the corporate regulators ...

Government boosts ASIC with $127m package

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... borne by those entities that have created the need for it, rather than the Australian public," Morrison commented. Greg Medcraft's term as chair will also be extended, pending approval from the Governor-General, by 18 months; an additional ASIC commissioner ...

ASIC and UK regulator sign fintech deal

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... regulatory framework in the market they wish to join, and how it applies to them." Explaining the decision, ASIC chair Greg Medcraft said, the regulator is committed to encouraging innovation that has the potential to benefit financial consumers and ...

Senate to investigate white-collar crime

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... scandals." Top industry officials, including the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft have raised the issue in the past. "We have to lift the fear and smother the greed. White-collar criminals are scared of going ...