James Shipton

Policy & Regulation

The Federal Government has appointed the Productivity Commission deputy chair, Karen Chester as the replacement for Peter Kell as deputy chair of the Australian Securitie...

Policy & Regulation

Should ASIC executives be subject to the BEAR?

Australian Securities and Investments Commission chairman, James Shipton has signalled his intention to subject his own executives to the same terms and conditions as the...

Policy & Regulation

ASIC questioned over governance practices

The Royal Commission has asked ASIC why recent new senior level roles were all filled by internal candidates from a limited pool, amid questions about the regulators’ gov...

Policy & Regulation

Does ASIC intend to regulate itself?

ASIC chair, James Shipton, has come under fire from the Royal Commission, which seemed dissatisfied with how the regulator intended to prove its performance improves goin...

Policy & Regulation

Shipton defends ASIC’s close relationship with bank execs

The frequent contact between ASIC commissioners and the chief executives and boards of the institutions they regulate is purely professional, ASIC’s chair has told the Ro...

Policy & Regulation

We won’t be captured, says ASIC chairman

New Australian Securities and Investments Commission chairman, James Shipton has vowed to eliminate the circumstances where the regulator can be perceived to have been ca...

Policy & Regulation

Frydenberg urges tougher ASIC approach

The Federal Treasurer has reinforced that he wants the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to take a tougher approach in pursuing litigation rather than nego...

Policy & Regulation

ASIC signals litigious intent

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has signalled the likelihood that it will become significantly more litigious in the wake of the Royal Commission....