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21 March 2017 • By • 1 min read

Senate approves equity crowdfunding legislation

The Turnbull government's crowdsourced equity finance bill has passed the federal Senate. The Corporations Amendment (Crowd-sourced Funding) Bill ...

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‘Widespread failure’ on adviser reference checks

ASIC has threatened to publicly ‘name and shame’ financial institutions that fail to conduct proper background checks on their financial advisers

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Westpac and ANZ rapped on FX trading

ASIC has accepted enforceable undertakings from Westpac and ANZ in relation to the banks' wholesale foreign exchange businesses. Westpac and ANZ ...

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Banks are ‘fiercely competitive’: Westpac CEO

The creation of a specialised ACCC unit focused solely on banking competition would be “unnecessary” given the plethora of inquiries into the topic, ...

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ASIC to target wealth management in 2017

ASIC will put a particular emphasis on the enforcement activities of its Wealth Management Project in the coming six months. In its enforcement ...

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ANZ backs public breach reporting

ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott has given his in principle support for the public airing of ASIC breach reports and the naming of responsible ...

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NAB boss questioned about breach reporting

NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn has downplayed the need for a public breach reporting regime in an appearance before a parliamentary inquiry

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Capital requirements top of APRA’s agenda

Bank capital requirements will be APRA’s main policy focus for 2017, according to chairman Wayne Byres. Speaking before the Senate economics ...

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BGC Partners fined $90k

BGC Partners has paid a $90,000 fine to comply with an infringement notice issued by the Markets Disciplinary Panel, ASIC has said. The Markets ...

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Whistleblowers need a ‘standalone Act’

Australian whistleblowers need a single piece of legislation to protect them, separate from the “narrow” provisions within the Corporations Act, says ...

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