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29 January 2019 • By Sarah Simpkins • 1 min read

ASIC calls audit quality into question

ASIC has found auditors may not be guaranteeing financial statements are free of misinformation, with a review by the watchdog showing a lack of ...

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Defensive assets favoured as US/China tensions develop

Investors should be looking to increase allocations to defensive assets this year, with relations between the US and China contributing to more rising ...

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Technology, regulation changes to benefit investors

Rapid changes in the financial sector are opening opportunities for investors, with the introduction of open banking and digitization to accelerate ...

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Fund managers to get ‘tobacco-free’ stamp of approval

Australia’s competition watchdog is proposing to accept an application for a certification trademark that signals to potential investors that a fund ...

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ASIC warns of equity raising conflicts

ASIC’s review of allocations in equity raising transactions has highlighted areas of improvement for both financial services licensees and issuers ...

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APRA authorises new ADI

APRA has announced that it has authorised a new foreign authorised deposit-taking institution, allowing the bank to operate in Australia

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Forex broker’s assets frozen by Federal Court

ASIC has obtained orders from the Federal Court against a Melbourne-based forex brokerage and its director, freezing their bank accounts and ...

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ASIC dishonesty findings appeal upheld

The Queensland Court of Appeals has upheld a 2016 judgement against four former fund officers who were found to have contravened the Corporations Act

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ANZ could be forced to hold $8bn in additional capital 

The major bank has responded to a proposal by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand for banks to double the amount of capital they hold.  On Friday (14 ...

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ASIC wins High Court battle against property trust directors 

The corporate regulator has won a landmark appeal in the High Court against the directors of a managed investment scheme that collapsed in 2010, owing ...

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