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ASIC chair defends Chairman's Lounge memberships

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
... Economics Legislation Committee today, chair Joe Longo - who appeared alongside deputy chair Sarah Court, commissioners Alan Kirkland and Simone Constant and others - was asked whether he has ever received flight upgrades from Qantas as a result of being ...

ASIC cancels fewer AFSLs in FY24

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
... finalised 1246 AFSLs and credit licences, which was 15% less than the previous financial year of 1464. ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said: "ASIC's licensing and professional registration function plays a key gatekeeping role by ensuring new licensees ...

ASIC issues warning over shoddy DDO practices

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
... distributors to reflect on the report's findings and improve their distribution practices," ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said.

ASIC calls out licensees: 'We will take action'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) commissioner Alan Kirkland issued a blunt warning to licensees not meeting their obligations. Speaking at an industry event, Kirkland said the regulator has spent two years warning licensees to ...

Australians selling assets over seeking help: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
... their personal belongings or get a second job rather than seek financial hardship assistance," ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said. "Customers in hardship are entitled under the law to request assistance. These findings should be top of mind for lenders ...

ASIC clamps down on advisers, trustees cold calling

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024
... calculators, which give consumers the impression their existing superannuation fund is underperforming. ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said some of these cold-calling operators are pressuring consumers in critical retirement-saving years to move their ...

ASIC warns it can't take action on every case of misconduct

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) commissioner Alan Kirkland has admitted the regulator can't fight every battle of misconduct, but that doesn't mean it's not watching. Speaking at the Blockchain APAC Policy Week event, Kirkland ...

Super funds convene with assistant treasurer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... individuals, families, and communities - harms that can negatively affect overall community wellbeing, ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said.

Adviser registration deadline moves to February 16

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... focus its efforts on enforcing the registration regime and take regulatory action where necessary. ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said failure to comply could incur significant consequences for unregistered financial advisers who continue to provide ...

Treasury names new ASIC commissioners

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... 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 institutional bank and markets Simone Constant, and Treasury's first assistant ...