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08 February 2018 • By Tim Stewart • 1 min read

Make ASIC a ‘champion for competition’: PC

The Productivity Commission has released a damning report about the lack of competition within Australia’s financial system, recommending a regulatory ...

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ClearView penalised for aggressive sales tactics

Insurance company ClearView will refund $1.5 million to 16,000 customers for using “unfair and high-pressure” life insurance sales practices. A ...

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ASIC removes OpenMarkets’ licence conditions

ASIC has removed licence conditions it imposed on OpenMarkets after an independent review found the company had “adequately addressed” doubts about ...

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Cryptocurrency regulation in ‘embryonic state’

The Australian Treasury and members of the ATO have been “informally” looking into regulation and taxation of cryptocurrencies, according to federal ...

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APRA panel examining CBA’s ‘fall from grace’

APRA’s inquiry into CBA’s governance, culture and accountability frameworks has conducted around 60 interviews with CBA staff as it works towards its ...

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Cryptocurrencies facing new AUSTRAC rules

AUSTRAC has moved to further tighten regulation for digital currency providers in a draft of the new anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism ...

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ASIC sounds warning on death nominations

The corporate regulator has warned Australian financial services licensees about failing to meet requirements and thereby taking shortcuts when ...

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ASIC can use royal commission evidence: Dentons

ASIC and APRA will be able to use evidence collected by the upcoming royal commission to ban individuals from the industry, warns law firm Dentons

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ATO watching cryptocurrency boom closely

Growing interest in cryptocurrencies by unsophisticated investors is likely to attract the intense scrutiny of the Australian Taxation Office, says ...

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ASIC cancels advice firm’s licence

ASIC has accepted an EU from Breakaway Finance Group that will see the practice’s AFSL cancelled and its sole director removed from the industry for ...

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