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22 July 2016 • By • 1 min read

Cost of delayed reform in the billions

The Financial Services Council says the cost of ongoing reviews and delayed action on financial services legislation reform has cost the Australian ...

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Banks must do better on cyber security: KPMG

Changes to the Privacy Act that make it mandatory to report serious data breaches could have grave reputational consequences for financial ...

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ASIC uncovers 'misleading and deceptive' IPOs

An ASIC review of due diligence during the IPO process has uncovered prospectuses with "defective" levels of disclosure, 'box-ticking' approaches and ...

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Bank remuneration review announced

The Australian Bankers’ Association (ABA) has announced an independent review of remuneration practices, to be led by former Australian Public Service ...

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IOOF 'satisfied with result' of ASIC inquiry

Financial services firm IOOF has sought to play down ASIC's 12-month investigation into its compliance practices, pointing out the regulator's inquiry ...

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IOOF dodges enforceable undertaking

Financial services firm IOOF has emerged from a 12-month ASIC investigation of allegations of insider trading and front-running without receiving ...

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ASIC calls out retail OTC derivatives providers

The corporate regulator has taken action against 40 unlicensed retail over-the-counter (OTC) derivative providers, the majority of whom are binary ...

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Banks now 'unquestionably strong', says APRA

The prudential regulator is satisfied Australia's major banks are now 'unquestionably strong' compared with their international peers, according to ...

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ASIC removes conditions from Macquarie's licence

Macquarie Bank has had additional conditions relating to the handling of client money removed from its licence by ASIC. ASIC has removed additional ...

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ASIC fines Macquarie Securities $120,000

Macquarie Securities has paid a penalty of $120,000 after ASIC’s Markets Disciplinary Panel determined the firm had interfered with the efficiency and ...

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