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APX given green light

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... the APX to commence operating an exchange market in Australia once it has complied with an number of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)'s conditions. "This decision means that the Australian owned APX market will offer stock ...

ASIC accepts enforceable undertaking from City Index

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has accepted an enforceable undertaking from City Index Australia (CIA), which will appoint an independent expert to review the business and develop a plan to rectify the deficiencies. The ...

ASIC eases fears on high frequency trading

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has said in a new report that fears related to high frequency trading (HFT) are mostly unfounded. The much-anticipated report, released today, follows investigation into market prices by two ...

SEC consults direct to the public

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
... about regulatory obligations for broker-dealers and retail investment advisers. The initiative stands in contrast to Australian regulators which rely overwhelmingly on industry reactions. Driving the inquiry is SEC concern that too few consumers understand ...

New rules for HFT trading

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
... the market (with the exemption of block trades). New data reporting standards from 2013 will also help the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) perform market surveillance, said Shorten. The Minister also announced that he has requested ...

Market wrap Early AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... September quarter. In company news, Qantas holds its annual general meeting in Canberra. Chairman of the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC), Greg Medcraft, is scheduled to deliver to a speech at an American Chamber of Commerce in ...

ASIC champion hybrid name change

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... simply they are a mix of debt and equity and can often be traded on a secondary market such as the Australian Securities Exchange. ASIC noted that these complex products should be "true to label" and that issuers should not have a name that dresses the ...

ASX flags concerns over losing single operator status

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
The Australian Securities Exchange raises a red flag over any loss of its current monopoly on clearing and settlement - claiming the country's financial market stability might be at risk. Up until now the ASX have been the single operator of clearing ...

ASX calls on ASIC to regulate dark pools

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
The Australian Securities Exchange has called on the Australian Securities & Investments Commission to crack down on dark pool trades in Australia. Dark pools are orders to buy or sell shares that are executed outside the transparent ''lit'' markets. ...

ASIC raises bar on OTC derivatives

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... margin foreign exchange derivatives, will have to meet new financial requirements just released by ASIC. The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) yesterday announced an increase in minimum net tangible asset (NTA) requirements for retail ...