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ASIC takes most action against small business owners

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... achieved within the areas of market integrity, corporate governance and financial services. Submissions to the Senate inquiry on the performance of ASIC have recently highlighted consumer and business owners concerns that the regulator focuses mostly ...

Australia's whistleblowing regime far from best-practice

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
... researcher A.J. Brown asked for improvements and changes to Part 9.4 AAA of the Corporations Act in a submission to the Senate inquiry into the performance of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). "Part 9.4AAA is limited and has ...

"People who complain are gotten rid of": ASIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
A submission to the Senate inquiry into the regulator's performance provides yet another testimony of a culture of "cronyism and favouritism" which includes threats and harassment of employees. The testimony comes from a former employee of the Australian ...

ASIC chair defends against media 'smear'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... termed an attempt by the media to "smear our staff and culture." He said these media reports have coincided with the Senate inquiry into ASIC's performance. "Our main submission [to the Senate inquiry], a response to the inquiry's terms of reference ...

CBA follows ASIC's lead in Senate submission

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... Investments Commission (ASIC) and is asking for a detailed public register of financial advisers in a submission to the Senate inquiry on the regulator's performance. The bank has chosen to focus on broader issues affecting the industry rather than on ...

Customers accuse NAB of "predatory lending" in Senate inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
The National Australia Bank (NAB) does not intend to make a submission to the Senate inquiry into the performance of the Australian Securities and Investment Commissions (ASIC) despite customer submissions accusing the bank of "predatory lending." A ...

ASIC didn't take my claims seriously: whistleblower

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
... Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) of not taking his claims seriously. In a submission to the Senate inquiry into the performance of the regulator, Scott Gold explained that he decided to become a whistleblower when he realised that ...

ANZ praises ASIC "integrity" amid consumer complaints

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
... has praised the integrity of the Australian Securities and Investments Committee (ASIC) in its submission to the Senate inquiry into the regulator's performance, despite coming under fire from consumers. ANZ is the first large financial institution to ...

ASIC asks for public adviser register to track "bad apples"

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... detailing licensee records so the regulator and investors can easily identify "bad apples." In a submission to the Senate inquiry about the regulator's performance, ASIC expressed concerns about the difficulty of tracking "bad apple advisers" as they ...

ASIC submits broad performance review to Senate inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has provided the Senate inquiry on the regulator's performance with an extensive document that broadly reviews its work. This is the third and largest ASIC submission to the Senate inquiry. ...