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23 March 2015 • By Tim Stewart • 1 min read

ASIC decries ‘mischievous’ breach reporting

Financial institutions are "abusing" their legal obligation to report significant compliance breaches to the regulator, argues ASIC chairman Greg ...

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Super funds chided on conflicts management

APRA chairman Wayne Byres has taken superannuation trustees to task for adopting a "reactive" approach to conflicts management. Speaking before the ...

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Corporate lawyers reject CAMAC abolition

The Australian Corporate Lawyers Association (ACLA) has criticised the federal parliament’s proposal to scrap the Corporations and Markets Advisory ...

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Govt ups threshold for unclaimed insurance

The federal government will introduce amendments to restore the previous threshold for unclaimed bank accounts and life insurance policies, in a move ...

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Insider traders jailed for $7 million scam

A former NAB employee and a former Australian Bureau of Statistics employee have been jailed for their collaboration in a $7 million insider trading ...

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Senate proposes CAMAC shutdown

The Senate Economics Committee has supported a federal government bill to abolish the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee (CAMAC)

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ASIC suspends custodian's licence

The corporate regulator has suspended the AFSL of wholesale service provider Dunfo Capital after it failed to comply with its obligations as a ...

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APRA boss issues warning on competition

Competition and stability are not "mutually exclusive", argues APRA chair Wayne Byres, although too much competition can be destructive

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Govt moves to finalise Investment Manager Regime

Treasury has released draft legislation that will implement the third and final element of the Investment Manager Regime (IMR) reforms. The ...

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ASIC needs a ‘big stick’: Kell

The corporate regulator cannot meet the high expectations of recent inquiries without the addition of product intervention powers to its ‘regulatory ...

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