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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has been the frequent subject of demands for greater scrutiny of the regulators themselves. As Hannah Wootton writes,...

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Financial planning

Westpac has responded to civil charges brought against it by the regulator for poor financial advice by saying that it had already identified and responded to the alleged...

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Policy & Regulation

There have been new calls for greater transparency around how the financial services regulators are spending the levies extracted from the industry....

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Policy & Regulation

Banks and others were taking up to four years to deal with breach reports but the Royal Commission has caused a shake-up, generating a 39 per cent spike....

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Policy & Regulation

Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, ANZ, and a number of their senior executives have been charged with criminal cartel offences, after an investigation by the Australian Competiti...

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Policy & Regulation

Victims of Financial Fraud have again hit out against the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, this time alleging the regulator looks after itself before “or...

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Policy & Regulation

New analysis from legal firm The Fold points to the dynamics of the financial services industry having changed by Australian Securities and Investments Commission licensi...

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Financial planning

Victims of Financial Fraud has called for Greg Medcraft be recalled from overseas to front the Royal Commission, saying that ASIC “pursue[d] family-owned advisory firms t...

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Policy & Regulation

The manipulation of youth bank accounts by CBA staff shows that the dominant culture within Australian banks is rotten and must be overhauled, according to the Finance Se...

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Financial planning

Advisers are the victims not the villains where trailing commissions are concerned with product manufacturers and licensees much more to blame for today’s problems, accor...

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Superannuation

Victims of Financial Fraud has alleged that the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority cannot fully protect the public’s superannuation savings, building on previous ...

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Policy & Regulation

The securities regulator has charged Sydney-based IT consultant Steven Oakes with unauthorised access to data held in a computer, insider trading, and destroying or conce...

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Policy & Regulation

The securities regulator is seeking feedback on various proposals relating to both naked and covered short selling....

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Policy & Regulation

The Federal Treasurer, Scott Morrison has exhorted the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to utilise the additional powers and resources it has been handed ...

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Policy & Regulation

The Commonwealth Bank has reached an agreement with the regulator to settle legal proceedings relating to claims of manipulation of the Bank Bill Swap Rate....

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