ASIC's latest inspection results show that audit firms did not obtain the required assurance in 26% of examined key audit areas, particularly in the audit of revenue and non-financial asset impairment.
December 16, 2019Among ASIC's concerns is the prevalence of conflicts of interest, whereby lead managers act for both the company and investing clients while holding direct interests and board seats in the company.
December 6, 2019ASIC is offering guidance to help companies and implement whistleblower policies. It will be a legal requirement to have a policy in place from 1 January.
November 15, 2019Companies have to implement a whistleblower policy by January 2020. ASIC’s guidance explains how they should be established, implemented and maintained.
August 8, 2019"Ultimately there will only be one form of finance, and that will be green finance," said APRA head of insurance Geoff Summerhayes at the ACSI annual conference.
May 9, 2019Australia may emerge as a world-leader in RegTech adoption as a remedy to banking culture and misconduct issues, say Jeff Kupfer and Stephen Scott at Starling Trust.
May 8, 2019ASIC deepened its support of regtech with natural language processing trials; signifies regulator’s starting point in its evolving approach to new technologies.
May 7, 2018Regulator’s fintech commissioner reveals how forward looking authority deals with rapid technological change.
October 27, 2016