AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION

Australia Promotes Digitization, New Media to Engage Investors

By Editors | 28/11/2014

Australian Securities and Investments Commission said it aims to develop innovative, digital financial product disclosures as part of a broader program to use new media to engage investors.

Cyber Crime a Growing Focus for Regulators, Says ASIC’s Medcraft

By Editors | 26/11/2014

Australian Securities and Investments Commission chair Greg Medcraft said the threat of cyber crime was a growing focus for regulators around the world, and it had become a “fact of life” in the financial markets that it regulates.

Australia’s ANZ Suspends Traders Over Rate Rigging

By Editors | 19/11/2014

ANZ, one of Australia’s major banks, has suspended seven traders pending completion of an investigation into potential rigging of key interbank interest rates.

Australian Regulator Plans to Cut Red Tape and Boost Disclosures

By Editors | 17/11/2014

Australian Securities and Investments Commission has issued guidelines aimed at making it easier for businesses to deliver financial services disclosures electronically.

Australian Regulator Issues New Guidelines on Responsible Lending

By Editors | 05/11/2014

Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has clarified the role of credit licensees in lending to clients under a new guidelines it published recently.

Australian Regulator Seeks Power to Intercept Calls, Data

By Editors | 29/10/2014

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission is lobbying for expanded powers to receive telecommunications data from law enforcement bodies to fight financial crime.

Australian Regulator Clarifies Rules for Foreign Firms Offering Securities

By Editors | 14/10/2014

Australian Securities and Investments Commission has issued guidelines for foreign companies making offers of CHESS Depository Interests (CDIs) over their shares and options to investors in Australia.

Australia, Singapore Agree on Access to OTC Derivatives Data

By Editors | 17/09/2014

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Monetary Authority of Singapore is giving each other access to relevant data from trade repositories licensed in either markets under new agreement.

Australian Regulator Grants First Trade Repository Licence

By Editors | 16/09/2014

Australian Securities and Investments Commission has granted an Australian derivative trade repository licence to DTCC Derivatives Repository (Singapore) Pte Ltd (DDRS), the first licence of its kind in the country.