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Both the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Treasury will need adequate funding and resourcing to handle their new regulatory roles following the cl...

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Financial advisers and authorised representatives looking to provide claims handling services for insurance products will be able to represent more than one Australian fi...

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The corporate regulator has commenced proceedings against Sydney-based derivatives provider Union Standard International Group over illegal Chinese activities....

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Anyone looking for over the top largesse being heaped on the Australian Securities and Investments Commission will be sadly disappointed. ...

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A belief that it cannot win has persuaded the Australian Securities and Investments Commission against appealing the decision of the Federal Court in relation to former T...

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Superannuation funds have been delivered another 12 months’ breathing space on reporting portfolio holdings simply because the Government has not made the necessary regul...

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The client should emerge the ultimate beneficiary of the remediation process, even if all the facts aren’t known, according to the Australian Securities and Investments C...

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Mudasir Mohammed Naseeruddin (also known as Naseer or Mudasir) has been arrested and charged with dishonest conduct....

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The corporate regulator’s consultation aims to help firms identify issues that can lead to remediations earlier and to have arrangements and systems in place to return mo...

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The Government has announced it will implement a range of reforms, including greater independence of the Tax Practitioners Board from the Australian Tax Office and a redu...

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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has admitted that the structures surrounding Industry Super Australia and Industry Fund Services have precluded it finding ...

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has commenced civil proceedings against the Commonwealth Bank over charging a rate of interest on business overdraft ...

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