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Coinbase sued as US crackdown continues

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... yesterday. The SEC has accused Coinbase of breaking market rules, operating as a broker, clearing agency, and national securities exchange when it was not registered to. It was also charged for failing to register the offer and sale of its crypto asset ...

End of the road for Dollarmites

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... decisions, it will can its school banking program nationally. "We are disappointed with the position taken by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and subsequent decisions by some state and territory governments to take that choice ...

IFM partially acquires energy company

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
... tendered at a price of €22.07, representing a total of €2.3 billion. IFM has notified the National Securities Market Commission in Spain of its decision to reduce the minimum acceptance condition to which the offer was subject and will therefore ...

SEC charges COVID-19 microcap scammers

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... particularly vulnerable to manipulative schemes, and investors should be alert to the heightened risks that exist during this national emergency," "The SEC will continue to act quickly to protect investors from investment scams, including those seeking ...

SEC cracks down on fee transparency

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... provide services "critical to the proper functioning of capital markets." This includes clearing agencies, national securities exchanges, and transfer agents, focusing on certain aspects of their operations and compliance. Cybersecurity is also an area ...

ASIC signs fintech agreement with Indonesia

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... peer-to-peer lending and crowd funding. ASIC Commissioner John Price commented that fintechs should not be constrained by national borders and that it is fundamental that Australia leverages this to "share views, exchange information and to discuss some ...

ASIC collaborates with Kenya on innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... jurisdiction that has seen significant fintech innovation growth. Innovation in financial services isn't confined by national borders. We hope this agreement will help to break down barriers to entry both here and in Kenya," Medcraft said. According ...

VFMC appoints two new directors

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... announced yesterday that it has appointed both Paula Benson and Lisa Gay to its board. Benson's most recent role was National Australia Bank (NAB) executive general manager corporate affairs and since 2010 she has chaired Ovarian Cancer Australia. She ...

CFAs told ASIC is for the consumer

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... undertaken professional development in financial literacy," Medcraft said. The ASIC chair said that according to Roy Morgan's national survey of Australians, only 24% say they trust financial advisers. He said ANZ's most recent Financial Literacy Survey ...

Medcraft sticks up for asset managers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... (IOSCO) chair Greg Medcraft. Speaking in his capacity as the head of IOSCO, Australia's top financial regulator told a National Press Club conference in Washington, DC that there is not a strong enough case for ramping up regulation for asset managers. ...
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