ASIC has taken 35 actions against greenwashing since July 2022. It has several other investigations underway and anticipates further regulatory action.
May 11, 2023Funding is provided to AUSTRAC, the Attorney-General’s Department, ASIC, the ACCC, and the launch of an SMS Sender ID Registry.
May 10, 202397 large financial firms started reporting IDR data early this year. 260 firms will have to start reporting by August 2023. The remaining firms will have until 29 February 2024.
May 9, 2023ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester said closer scrutiny of how product issuers are meeting their design and distribution obligations is coming.
May 5, 2023This is the first time a person has been sentenced under a provision of the Corporations Act that covers the dissemination of information about illegal transactions.
May 5, 2023During an on-market buyback, Ord Minnett executed a pre-arranged transaction to buy shares at above-market prices, giving "preferential treatment" to the selling client.
May 4, 2023Minister Stephen Jones said ASIC will only be able to catch the most egregious examples of greenwashing unless Australia gets its taxonomy right.
May 4, 2023ASIC fined Future Super Investment Services for "overstating the positive environmental impact" of its fund in a Facebook post.
May 3, 2023ASIC says the focus of the update is to improve consistency and quality of reporting practices and reduce the regulatory burden on licensees
April 29, 2023Only 13 percent of scam payments made by customers were detected and stopped by the big four banks. Customers were "overwhelmingly" the bearer of scam losses.
April 20, 2023