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Regulatory

ASIC asks FSI for more flexible toolkit

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has called on the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) to grant it a more flexible regulatory toolkit and increase its scope to address market problems.

Budget cuts force ASIC to axe surveillance

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
The cuts to the funding of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have forced the regulator to axe proactive surveillance in a number of areas.

ASIC reviews misleading promotion of hybrids

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
Hybrid securities providers can expect a high level of scrutiny from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), according to the regulator's chairman Greg Medcraft.

Former finance broker convicted for fraud

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
A former finance broker has been convicted of two fraud charges, following an investigation from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).

Treasury consults on unclaimed monies time window

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
Treasury has issued a discussion paper announcing a review into the period before which monies held in inactive bank accounts and life insurance policies are transferred to the government.

APRA announces draft 2014-15 supervisory levies

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and Treasury have issued a discussion paper on the proposed supervision levies they wish to impose on financial entities for next financial year.

ASIC warns of complacency over confidential information

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has found little evidence of selective disclosure of market sensitive information at analyst briefings but has warned companies not to become complacent.

ASIC bans former Westpac trader

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014
Former Westpac Institutional Bank trader Jeremy Kaviraj Nambiar was banned for eight years from financial services for creating fictitious trading entities and a false document.

Labor to oppose rise in pension age

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
Opposition leader Bill Shorten has said Labor will not support the government's bill to lift the Age Pension eligibility age to 70.

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten's budget 2014/15 reply speech.