Australia

Securities / Derivatives

Australia to Commence Review of Managed Investment Schemes

By Editors | 13/03/2023

The review will consider enhancements to the MIS framework to identify gaps and reduce undue financial risk for investors.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Proposes Changes to Quarterly ADI Performance Publication

By Editors | 10/03/2023

The proposed changes are meant to align the QADIP publication with the new capital framework and ensure consistency with the ADICP.

Big Picture

Australian Asset Owner Mandates Omit Climate

By ESG Investor | 10/03/2023

Only a “small number” issuing specific decarbonisation or net zero requirements; IGCC urges investors to “translate aspirations into action”.

Enforcement

ASIC Issues Stop Orders Against Interactive Brokers’ Securities Lending Product

By Editors | 09/03/2023

ASIC says Interactive Brokers inappropriately included investors in the target market that didn’t align with the features and risks of the product.

Enforcement

ACCC Enforcement to Prioritise Misleading Environmental Claims

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/03/2023

The ACCC has established a new taskforce that will focus on sustainability and its intersection with competition and consumer law.

Australia Proposes Rules to Support New Foreign Ownership Register

By Editors | 05/03/2023

Proposed amendments prescribe the circumstances in which foreign investors must report certain interests and information for inclusion in the new Register.

Enforcement

ASIC Launches First Court Action Alleging Whistleblower Victimisation

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/03/2023

ASIC alleges coal producer TerraCom and its directors and officers breached the whistleblower protection regulations which came into force in July 2019.

ESG / Sustainability

ACCC Internet Sweep Reveals Widespread Greenwashing by Businesses

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/03/2023

Out of 247 businesses reviewed during the ACC’s internet sweep, 57 percent made “concerning claims about their environmental credentials”.

Enforcement

ASIC Issues New Guidance on Whistleblower Programmes

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/03/2023

The guidance is intended to help entities improve their whistleblower handling arrangements and encourage speak up.