By: Jim Bulling and Laura McFadzean
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) through the Australian Business Registry Services (ABRS) is actively engaging with directors who have not yet obtained a director identification number (DIN).
Read MoreBy: Daniel Knight and Jack Clark
On 31 January 2024, ASIC Chair Joe Longo outlined ASIC’s position on Australia’s AI regulatory landscape: while current laws offer some regulation, they fall short in effectively addressing the risks associated with AI.
Read MoreBy: Daniel Knight and Laura McFadzean
All Australian financial services licensees with a retail authorisation, Australian credit licensees and certain unlicensed entities and superannuation trustees (eligible entities) are required to report IDR data to ASIC by 29 February 2024 at 11:59 PM.
Read MoreBy: Lisa Lautier and Rebecca Mangos
The Australian Government has released Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2024: Climate-related financial disclosure, which is draft legislation confirming mandatory reporting of climate-related financial disclosure requirements.
Read MoreBy: Lisa Lautier and Dhivya Kalyanakumar
On 21-22 November 2023, the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) hosted the ASIC Annual Forum with a focus on ‘navigating disruption’. With heightened geopolitical uncertainty and market volatility, ASIC outlined its key focus areas for 2024:
Read MoreBy: Matthew Watts and Lisa Lautier
The Australia Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) have released Consultation Paper 374 proposing to remake Class Order [CO 13/721] Relief to facilitate quotation of exchange traded funds on the AQUA Market (Class Order) which is due to expire on 1 April 2024.
Read MoreBy: Matthew Watts and Rebecca Mangos
The Australia Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released its second report on information lodged under the reportable situations regime for the period 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.
Read MoreBy: Rebecca Mangos and Lisa Lautier
The Australian Investments and Securities Commission (ASIC) announced that it has further extended relief for foreign financial services providers (FFSPs) from the requirement to hold an Australian financial services licence (AFSL) when providing financial services to Australian wholesale clients.
Read MoreBy Jim Bulling and Ben Kneebush
On 8 March 2023, the Government introduced the long-awaited Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2023 and Financial Accountability Regime (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023 (collectively, the Bills) into Parliament. These propose to establish the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR), a strengthened responsibility and accountability framework that replaces the existing Banking Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR).
Read MoreBy Jim Bulling and Ben Kneebush
‘Greenwashing’ has been a priority for both the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) for some time now.
ASIC’s approach to ‘greenwashing’ first emerged over a year ago with the publication of Information Sheet 271 (considered previously in our post), and was expanded with the release of Report 763 (considered previously in our post).
On 14 July 2023, the ACCC released its long-awaited draft guidance titled Environmental and Sustainability Claims – Draft Guidance for Business. The aim of this was to aid businesses in avoiding ‘greenwashing’ when making environmental or sustainability claims.
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